My condolences, you pitiful, dumbfuck freepwads

[cali]

Your tea party is over, morans. Oh, you idiots will still elect some, but your teathuglican heroes overplayed their hand to such an extent that the power they've wielded just diminished substantially.

You hate Boehner. You're so batshit insane you think very conservative members of Congress are liberals. Now you're going after your favorite, Ted Cruz.

You folks are done. This country is becoming more diverse. You repellent racist shits are aging and dying off. There won't be a civil war or secession, idiots. You'll just become increasingly irrelevant and insignificant over the next decade.

And the republican party? You teathugs managed to damage it big time. We thank you for that.

Wallow in your misery. You richly deserve it.

[Zorra]

1. Recommend. nt

[gopiscrap]

2. K and R

[monmouth3]

3. Beautifully stated...Sort of lyrical..Thanks cali...n/t

[Demoiselle]

51. I was thinking the same thing...

Lyrical.

[jsr]

4. Now they can enjoy a life of joy and peace

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

[benld74]

5. NO condolences from me. NOTHING but silence.

They will just re-word what has happened to their favor. THAT is the ONLY thing they can do well. What is needed is to get the TP'ers OUT of office, because it WILL HAPPEN again!

[bullwinkle428]

6. Notice what a VERY low profile Rand Paul has maintained through this

whole debacle?

Once he saw Cruz charge to the front of the line with a Zippo and a filled-to-the top gas can, he went underground faster than Henry Hill after his bust and subsequent turn as FBI informant.

RP is an ignorant dumbass on so many issues, but appears to at least be one up on Cruz in terms of "political strategery"...he could see the coming clusterfuck.

[cali]

8. that's a good and interesting point. Smart move. Much as I hate to say that.

[dballance]

29. Yep, but now McConnell is really probably toast. He's already getting primaried.

Since McConnell is part of negotiating the deal he'll be enemy number one for the Baggers. He already had a Bagger set to challenge him. I'm not sure if it would be better for a Dem to run against McConnell's tarnished name or against some one new is who is an absolutely batshit crazy Bagger. I mean KY did elect Rand Paul. So there's no guarantee that being a batshit crazy Bagger will disqualify a person from getting elected there.

[Gore1FL]

30. Not at first

HE was trying to worm in on the initial douchebaggery.

[truebluegreen]

7. Kick Kick Kick!

I'm glad they damaged the republican party--somebody had to!

[SamYeager]

9. I had to go check it out

You're right, they are throwing their teabagger hero under the bus.

It's amazing.

[fitman]

10. Love this freeper reply

Don't these fuckwads know Texas is turning more blue very year?

Please secede. I’ll move there immediately.

Me too. My family already has sponsors lined up to immigrate to Texas. My daughter was born there so I think she is already a natural born citizen of Texas.
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[noiretextatique]

11. teh stupid burns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter was born there so I think she is already a natural born citizen of Texas

[Arugula Latte]

17. I heard she was born in Kenya.

Show your birth certificate, Freep Girl!

[noiretextatique]

20. indeed

[mwooldri]

28. Kenya? Thought you said Kansas....

I need new glasses...

[frylock]

32. the long-form birth certificate, please

[Mr.Bill]

35. So I guess Ted Cruz isn't. n/t

[Sissyk]

23. lol!! OMG!

Natural born citizen of Texas?? Immigrate to Texas?? from where?? LMAO!

[NewJeffCT]

75. Immigrate from a blue state, obviously

you know, the states that are net givers.

[yellowcanine]

66. "natural born citizen of Texas?" Heh.

No such thing. You can be a resident of a state, but you are a citizen of the USA. "Natural born citizen of a state doesn't mean squat.

[noiretextatique]

12. right on. cali!!!!

I've been waiting for this since 1980. GOP!!!

[silvershadow]

13. But, how do you really feel?

Righteous rant! Highly recommended.

[Blue Owl]

14. Tea and frumpets

n/t

[Snake Plissken]

15. Ted Cruz is now admitting this was all about getting suckers on their campaign donation list.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/10/16/2791091/ted-cruz-admits-budget-standoff-fundraising/

What a piece of shit, the sad part about it is the idiots who fell for it will continue to be bombarded with apocalyptic chain emails about the end of days coming if the GOP doesn't gain control of the government.

They'll probably 2nd mortgage their double wides, and pawn in their Dale Jr memorabilia to help Cruz fight his Holy War against whoever their imaginary enemy happens to be this week.

[Cryptoad]

16. Sweet Indeed!

[Arugula Latte]

18. Aww, that was sweet.

[volstork]

19. Amen!

[Sissyk]

21. Gladly K&R!

Great post, cali!

[rivegauche]

22. Standing ovation!! nt

[calimary]

24. They'll get no condolences from me.

I want 'em OUT. Be GONE! Get the bug spray. I'm gonna find some nicely-dried sacred sage out in the back yard and do a smudging ceremony to get rid of the evil spirits. The whole Capitol building should undergo a smudging ceremony. Followed by calling an exorcist.

[Vashta Nerada]

25. I love this rant!

[cali]

27. why thank you.

[Ishoutandscream2]

26. I have butted heads with you before

But even I have to step back in awe of this fantastic OP. Excellent!

[frylock]

31. k to the r!

[stonecutter357]

33. K&R

[Shampoobra]

34. Why do you have to sugarcoat everything

I'm kidding, of course - I agree 100%

[flamingdem]

36. Kiss Dem ring ya looosers

[stage left]

37. Rest in Pieces

[Left Coast2020]

59. My thoughts exactly. Many tiny pieces.

Now we can finally talk about getting this stinky garbage out of our House...like organizing for next year and GOTV!!!

I can't friggin wait.

But I think we should rub it in a little since they are dumber than a bag of doorknobs. And I speak for the tea bag landlord I have (not for much longer) who is probably pouting on her couch.

[lpbk2713]

38. Alas, their carriage has turned back into a pumpkin.

Get over it. mouth breathers.

[ThoughtCriminal]

39. Bad buy falls in poop...

[colsohlibgal]

40. I Hope They Are Done

I wonder how many are out there in whacko far right land. The level of stupidity in the US, in Skeeter land, is hard to figure.

Chris Hayes profiled a guy who people elected to the House from somewhere in Georgia last night, a Mr. Brown. He is on record thinking the earth is no older than 9,000 years old, that evolution is not true, that climate change is not true. That the Devil wants us to believe in those things. On the House floor he referred to the Civil War as the war of Yankee aggression. Just breathtaking and there is a district in Georgia where enough people voted for all this to elect him. Scary.

I would hope the backlash from all this is harsh enough. Certainly it woke up enough big money types.

In the end the question is how many Skeeters are out there and how many kids are they brainwashing.

[ProSense]

41. Obama and Democrats didn't cave, but

some still believe the teabaggers won. In fact, if you don't believe the teabaggers won, they say, you're an enabler and not a "leftist."

Hey, don't shoot the messenger.

[Oilwellian]

42. LOL Cali

You really do have a way with words. Righteous.

[Initech]

43. The textbook definition of epic fail!

[warrprayer]

44. Well said, Cali!!!

The emperors clothes are off!!!!!

[derby378]

45. I'll wait to celebrate until the House adopts the Senate budget plan and Obama signs off on the deal

It ain't over yet, and even then there will still be a world of work ahead of us.

[Jester Messiah]

46. Bwahaha!!

Loving every minute of it. Choke on it, teabagger losers!

[Scuba]

47. And the racists that aren't aging or dying off are being marginalized by a society increasingly ...

... intolerant of their hatred.

[Rebellious Republican]

48. You forgot to mention, their finacial backers are backing away as well. No money no funny....

Do I really need to translate

[mnhtnbb]

49. I will count it a victory when Sarah Palin is no longer accorded air time.

She represents the WORST (best?) of the Tea Party movement.

She is ignorant, arrogant, selfish, greedy, and self-righteous
beyond all comprehension.

[japple]

54. Hey, you can't say that about Sarah Palin

without saying that she is also opportunistic, self-serving, short-sighted, and a total whore to the tea party cause.

[mnhtnbb]

55. I stand corrected!

[PBass]

71. Sarah Palin is considered so repulsive, that her mere presence is a plus for our side.

I hope she never goes away.

Palin/Cruz 2016! That would quicken the demise of the GOP even more.

[ailsagirl]

50. Hear, hear!!!

[TwilightGardener]

52. They shut down the government while we are at war in Afghanistan.

History needs to judge that pretty harshly, IMO. It's more than Our Team Wins, Your Team Loses--they deliberately halted Pentagon funding while we are at war. How is that not a form of treason?

[yuiyoshida]

53. I have a feeling we have not seen the last of them...

If indeed the rout is over, and they have scurried into the hills, they may try this again, in the future. They impeached Clinton last time, and now they managed to shutdown the government. I hope the American Public wakes up enough to VOTE the bastards out of the House and Senate.. and we find ways to stop them from CHEATING and Rigging Elections.

I don't think this is over, but I would like to hope so. I think they will go and lick their wounds, and find another way to come back.. I hope at Election time, we put their party to REST. Make sure this DOES not happen again.

[WoodyD]

56. That's just beautiful . . . n/t

[Autumn]

57. Sorry cali. I appreciate that you have condolences for them,

I would rather they all fuck off and die and I will celebrate their demise. Rec for your post and for you

[arely staircase]

58. hear fuckin' hear nt

[Scootaloo]

60. In the big WoW raid of American life, they're the ones standing in the fire

[Phlem]

61. Couldn't have said it any better.

-p

[quakerboy]

62. I wish

US memory= short
Eggs = not hatched.

And the tea party types are proud of what they did. I find that proud idiots often do better in public opinion careful smart people. Its been that way since i was in grade school. It didn't change in middle school or high school. It only got better in a few specific circumstances in college. It went back to completely true once I hit the job market.

[lunasun]

64. +1 well said

[NewJeffCT]

76. Unfortunately, you're right

And, the Teabaggers have a boatload of money behind them and over a year until the 2014 elections.

[IrishAyes]

63. AMEN TO THAT !!!!!

Tell 'em, Cali. Tell 'em good.

It (sniff) brings tears to my eyes!

[Initech]

65. The worlds tiniest violin playing just for the freepers:

[KansDem]

67. You have a way with words, cali...

I tip my hat to you!

Kick & rec...

[rhett o rick]

68. Help me out.

I am a bit slow. I am glad the shutdown is postponed and the debt ceiling is raised, but didnt we also buy into a budget that was less than Ryan's budget proposal?

And some are saying this ended the sequestration. That's not true right?

[workinclasszero]

69. I'm glad the tea terrorists exposed themselves as racist traitors

Those pictures of Palin and Cruz in a crowd of violent teabaggers waving a dammed rebel flag, the very symbol of slavery and horrible oppression, in front of the White House, in front of a black family, should be seared into the memory of every American forever!

This is what the tea party means when they say they want to take back America...all the way back to the horrors that hundreds of thousands of American boys died to stop long ago.

This cannot be allowed to happen! We have to stop these haters of freedom and equality! Thank God President Obama and the democrats in Congress stood up to the tea party coup and kicked their asses!

[nikto]

70. Gosh...

Why be so easy on 'em, cali?

I agree with the sentiments, but you are way too kind
and gentle in your languaging.

"repellent racist shits" is practically a compliment to these people.

Must you euphemize?

OK, I admit I admire your restraint and gentle words.

[a la izquierda]

72. Ah, I love you cali...

You have a way with words that this Jersey girl appreciates

[cali]

73. back at you, ali

[grahamhgreen]

74. Kick for profanity, lol

[Autumn Colors]

77. K&R for a great rant (nt)

[Mira]

78. Poetically stated

"wallow in your misery" ------no matter what you call it

[malthaussen]

79. Ah, sheer poetry.

There is an ancient Chinese expression that covers this for the GOP: "Eat bitterness."

-- Mal

[Myrina]

80. ... and yet, some "Polls" on local news sites say POTUS & the Dems are to blame ...

50% to 22% for the shutdown/drama.


How stupid are these people?

[ffr]

81. The tea-hadists are in full meltdown here.

You hate Boehner. You're so batshit insane you think very conservative members of Congress are liberals.

They were saying that out loud almost verbatim.

RINOs and the far left. There's only a few of us smart enough to actually understand economics. What's wrong with keeping the government shutdown and defaulting on our debt? Oh it's so crazy. We're crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Since when is having a small government a bad idea?

They get wackier by the day in direct disproportion to how well the economic recovery goes, i.e. they're happiest when the economy is doing poorly. And they vote religiously for these radical wrecking-ball candidates. They are very defensive at the moment.

[SlimJimmy]

82. Nate Siler, who I have the highest regard for, has a slightly different take.

1. The media is probably overstating the magnitude of the shutdown's political impact.

Remember Syria? The fiscal cliff? Benghazi? The IRS scandal? The collapse of immigration reform? All of these were hyped as game-changing political moments by the news media, just as so many stories were during the election last year. In each case, the public's interest quickly waned once the news cycle turned over to another story. Most political stories have a fairly short half-life and won't turn out to be as consequential as they seem at the time.

Or consider the other story from President Obama's tenure in office that has the most parallels to the shutdown: the tense negotiations, in 2011, over the federal debt ceiling. The resolution to that crisis, which left voters across the political spectrum dissatisfied, did have some medium-term political impact: Obama's approval ratings declined to the low 40s from the high 40s, crossing a threshold that historically marks the difference between a reelected president and a one-termer, and congressional approval ratings plunged to record lows.

But Obama's approval ratings reverted to the high 40s by early 2012, enough to facilitate his reelection. Meanwhile, reelection rates for congressional incumbents were close to their long-term averages.

None of this applies if the United States actually does default on its debt this time around, or if the U.S. shutdown persists for as long as Belgium's. But if the current round of negotiations is resolved within the next week or so, they might turn out to have a relatively minor impact by November 2014.

http://www.grantland.com/fivethirtyeight/story/_/id/9802433/nate-silver-us-government-shutdown/

As I warned here in the 2010 election cycle, never ever underestimate a political opponent. When you do, that's when you get bitten the hardest.

[cali]

84. that was written a week ago. I don't see that he's factored

in the intense opposition that's arisen within the republcan party establishment and the business community, to the tea party.

And Nate has written about the changing demographics. As I said in the OP, teathuglicans will continue to be elected, but I don't think we'll ever see the likes 2010 and 2012 again.

[SlimJimmy]

86. As I said in my response, never ever say never. We've seen the repugs come

back time and time again after being pronounced dead. I say let's be vigilant, and work on getting out the vote for 2014. We *must* hold the Senate, and give it our best shot for a takeover of the House. Only then will the conservative movement be neutralized.

... but I don't think we'll ever see the likes 2010 and 2012 again.

[countmyvote4real]

83. +1 for the headline alone.

Ding dong...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

85. Some of these people are in nursing homes....

Some of them are on antidepressants that makes them feel like there are electric shocks going off in their heads if they miss their pills.

And they have the NERVE to claim they should do the thinking for us.