Shut down the Government. Strip all Social Spending and Entitlement Spending from any new Budget. One last stick in Mr. Obama's eye.

millions of Americans.

FDR messed up their plan and with the help of the Supreme Court,THEIR BACK.

He can't even get his own caucus to vote for his stupid ideas, and for a significant bloc it's because his stupid ideas aren't stupid enough.

Wouldn't it be great if an opposition party could make a political argument against incompetent congressional leadership, and suggest that under new leadership the country might actually move forward, get things done, create more jobs?

Ah, but I'm dreaming again. Who could possibly advance such a hare-brained argument?

"He can't even get his own caucus to vote for his stupid ideas, and for a significant bloc it's because his stupid ideas aren't stupid enough."

GOP voters broke the government, are bad as hell about it, will vote in even worse humans to fix it. These voters are DUMB. That's not mean, that's just a conclusion based on their past actions. Who wants this?

And for collateral damage, got dumbed-down electeds.

Elect me, and I'll prove it to ya!

The platform of the entire GOTP.

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Thankfully!!

Too STOOPID in ANY respect.

This is that stupid.

I'm not convinced it is possible any longer to write satire that is more bizarre than what is really happening.

very unintelligent, unsophisticated, immature people.

Imagine your friend at the local hardware store, who routinely explains to you why immigrants are stealing jobs, how POC are lazy and how we would all be better off with a flat tax, is now a house member or senator.

You dont have to imagine this anymore.

personally, i'd like to see him do a nightly "fireside chat" to talk about all the budget line items and social programs that are going away if he signs the GOP budget.

And by that, this.

'Hi everybody, good morning. So the GOP shut down YOUR Government again, because reasons. So, THIS time, it can STAY shut down until I get the following, in whatever bill they pass to re-open YOUR Government:

-LISTS MONEY FOR EVERYTHING HE EVER WANTED AND DIDNT GET-

'And to the GOP, yes I'm serious as a heart attack. In 30 days, the first round of Social Security checks won't be being mailed out if the Government is still shut down, and that can be on you. This is my list, and you can pass it or not. But I wont be sigining ANYTHING that doesn't have THIS LIST IN IT, because I won't be saving your asses from yourselves again.

Thank you all for coming. God Bless the United States of America.


He arguably holds the most powerful office in the world, and he's one of the finest oraters this nation has ever produced, but the Bully Pulpit is USELESS if its EMPTY. Its time for the children over in the Congress to have to deal with an Adult.

On day 35 (a week, and no Soc.Sec checks) every county courthouse in America would be on fire. I almost wouldn't give a shit, and that's probably not useful in a president.

for him to go all-in but he never does. Shut military bases in obstructionist states. Cut any federal payments that are controlled by the Executive Branch. Name the orders for their Republican leaders ("The Mitch McConnell Shrink Federal Government Act). Explain that he is doing so out of respect for that state's desire to limit federal government and watch their Republican reps try to talk their way out of it.

because they would not want to purposely hurt millions of Americans.

Now the other side not only would do this, they do it everyday.

They are seeking power so they can literally starve people to death who they consider unworthy.

No workie no checkie. See how long they last.

and they want to gut the EPA and repeal Obamacare that probably is paying for the care of many persons that were poisoned by GOP policies.

ARE YOU SEEING THIS AMERICA?????????????????? This is what the GOP thinks of the citizens of this country!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WANT YOU TO DIE

and even after you are dead. Hooray for capitalism

How sweet is this deal?
- Run a campaign
- If you lose, you get to keep the leftover campaign funds
- If you win, you get a nice salary, health benefits and no obligation to do your job
- When you do retire (or fail to get re-elected) you get a pension that would make most Americans blush. And you still get to keep the leftover campaign funds.

From the people who claim they know how to and can govern if given a chance.

Love that line from Seinfeld as it so well describes today's GOP as the rancid, hate-belching beast it is.

The things you learn on the internets!

Braxton Bragg was an Army of the United States officer who became a Confederate Army officer and he was the Kim Jong Un of his day: he was such an asshole you could make up the most outlandish shit about him and people would believe it...remember the story about Kim Jong Un executing his uncle by feeding him to a pack of hungry pit bulls? And then we were all relieved when it turned out he "only" executed him with an antiaircraft gun?

What the Republicans are doing is like the old war story about when Braxton Bragg served as both a supply officer and company commander. As Bragg the Company Commander he submitted a supply request to Bragg the Supply Officer, who rejected it and sent it back...until the post commander told him, "lieutenant, you have quarreled with every officer in the Army and now you are quarreling with yourself!"