GOP’s absurd final whimper: It’s all over but the crying

[DonViejo]

In the midst of this huge crisis, House Republicans waste everyone's time -- and see their plan Z go up in flames

BY BRIAN BEUTLER

With the Treasury Department scheduled to run out of room under the debt ceiling this week, House Republicans decided that a good thing to do would be to waste all of Tuesday.

That’s literally what they did.

The day began with Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell on the cusp of an agreement to increase the debt limit and reopen the government, and it ended with Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell on the cusp of an agreement to increase the debt limit and reopen the government. Fortunately, they now seem to be on track to deliver the country from this GOP-imposed crisis.

But in between, those discussions went into abeyance because John Boehner and the rest of the House Republican leadership, under ceaseless pressure from the ultraconservatives in their conference, couldn’t countenance the affront to their leadership.

full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/16/the_gops_final_debt_limit_throes_were_a_site_to_behold/

[AlinPA]

1. They can stop this "senate agreemnt" in its tracks tonight by a simple "No " by Boehner.

[Filibuster Harry]

2. It had been in the house's hands the whole time. House of Jokers!!!

House of Treasoners!!! We don't have to fear terrorists; The R house members are the new terrorists.

[calimary]

3. All I've got is two words in reaction: FUCK 'em.

I'd say FUCK 'em in the heart - if they had one. I dunno, maybe there's one heart within the whole miserable useless lot of 'em. Maybe.