Another
week where America proves that we don’t deserve nice things. Our government can’t
get out of its own way; we will likely see a government shutdown, a perfectly
avoidable self-inflicted wound. We may see a default on our debt as well, due to Tea Party nihilism. By
utilizing the dual threats of a government shutdown and a default on the debts
owed by the United States, House Republicans have moved far beyond traditional
political horse trading and into the realm of government by extortion.
How
exceptional are we right now? Use the quote on the church sign to craft your
own homily:
Republican Logic:
Economic Terrorist takes over the Senate:
Now they are “phone friends”:
The reason there was no handshake this week:
Francis tries to move the agenda:
