"Snap out of it and stop the insanity Republicans and Tea Partiers!"

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The Atlantic: "Five Reasons the House GOP Is to Blame"

.....Great chart at end of showing impact of Bush Wars and Tax Cuts

Still: When we look back on the destructive folly of this summer, none of us will be seen at our best. But the people threatening to bring out the worst are mostly in the House GOP. As David Brooks put it in his column three weeks ago:

>> If the debt ceiling talks fail, independent voters will see that Democrats were willing to compromise but Republicans were not. If responsible Republicans don't take control, independents will conclude that Republican fanaticism caused this default. They will conclude that Republicans are not fit to govern.
And they will be right.<<

One of the deficit charts, via the New York Times. For more on its background, see this earlier post.

 ---- The Atlantic: "Five Reasons the House GOP Is to Blame" - http://bit.ly/os7qwx

Washington Post / Bloomberg Business: " How default would harm homeowners, cities, businesses and everyone else"

...Listen Up you "Tea Party" Republicans. You are about to crash the economy into a wall again!!

If America’s credit rating falls, it’s taking a lot more than just Treasury securities with it. It’s going to take the whole credit market with it. Which is exactly how the subprime housing sector took the economy down in 2008. It would be like 2008, but worse. .....More Here---- http://ping.fm/B31rd

Truthout: "Does Medicaid Matter? New Study Shows How Much"

....refutes claim that Medicaid is worse than no coverage...listen up you Tea Party Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats! ----more  http://ping.fm/pZECF

Reuters: "Obama, lawmakers meet for 1 1/2 hours on debt impasse"

...Tea Party Republicans taking U. S. to brink! --- Reuters: "Obama, lawmakers meet for 1 1/2 hours on debt impasse" - http://ping.fm/z2KJd

Guardian-UK: "NASA fights to save the James Webb space telescope from the axe"

Tea Party Republicans in U. S. House!---Guardian-UK: "NASA fights to save the James Webb space telescope from the axe" - http://bit.ly/n2YOQg