U.S. Tea party supporters ought to know better. You don't hold a gun to someone's head until you get what you want. But that's what happened with the debt ceiling stand-off last week. That's what happened with the government shutdown that started on October 1. That's what terrorists do.
You know what happens to terrorists? They either get shot and killed or they get caught and then either executed or given a life sentence.
Tea party terrorists -- let's call them TeaTs, for short -- should be sent packing by voters, never to be seen again. That would be the equivalent of political execution. Unfortunately, with partisan redistricting and other tricks, it probably isn't going to happen. And the unintended consequence for Republicans -- the upstanding kind, that is -- is that they will be stuck with TeaTs within their ranks for some time unless they do something to rein them in for the good of the Republican Party.
The best the United States can hope for during this president's remaining time in office is for saner Republicans (and that includes the deep pockets behind the party) to zip up their TeaTs.
There was a time, not long ago, when the GOP was indeed a grand party. But to put the "G" back in G-O-P, first, it has to rid itself of political liabilities and useless baggage.
And there's nothing more useless than teats on a bull.
You know what happens to terrorists? They either get shot and killed or they get caught and then either executed or given a life sentence.
Tea party terrorists -- let's call them TeaTs, for short -- should be sent packing by voters, never to be seen again. That would be the equivalent of political execution. Unfortunately, with partisan redistricting and other tricks, it probably isn't going to happen. And the unintended consequence for Republicans -- the upstanding kind, that is -- is that they will be stuck with TeaTs within their ranks for some time unless they do something to rein them in for the good of the Republican Party.
The best the United States can hope for during this president's remaining time in office is for saner Republicans (and that includes the deep pockets behind the party) to zip up their TeaTs.
There was a time, not long ago, when the GOP was indeed a grand party. But to put the "G" back in G-O-P, first, it has to rid itself of political liabilities and useless baggage.
And there's nothing more useless than teats on a bull.
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