The Post has a profile in motion of freshman House Republican Ted Yoho (FL). The focus is how he’s part of the faction who forced John Boehner to trigger the government shutdown and now wants to move along to default on the national debt. How bad will default be? “I think, personally, it would bring stability to the world markets,” Yoho told the Post.
Absorb that for a moment. He’s on the team that’s driving this bus. What would at best be a huge jolt to the global economy and more likely trigger a global financial crisis and do irreparable harm to the country, he thinks will actually improve things.
Schumer: “Someone goes into your house, takes your wife and children hostage and then, says, let’s negotiate over the price of your house.”
TPM Reader FN asks for a deeper perspective on what’s happening …
As a Historian, any chance you could push for an essay signed by Historians —which puts into perspective and explains the roots and causes of the shutdown?
This does seem to be an important (possible turning point) event for the American experiment.
Clearly, what is going on is an attempt to overturn the 2012 election through undemocratic means.
