I can't say I've kept up with all the details of the debt ceiling situation, but one thing is clear to me...the GOP is willing to go to any length, to slash and burn the entire world to the ground to ensure that rich people don't pay more taxes. This is it, they weren't bluffing, they really walked over what's been described as the edge by most people and didn't really blink. What lengths wouldn't they go to to accomplish their goals? What marvelous bastards!
Just think for a second what it would be like to have a party that was willing to burn down the world to pass single payer healthcare? To pass card check? Insert any supposed Democratic party ideals and just imagine having a party that would throw away everything in the face of 50, 60, 70% of people saying they support the opposite. That's what we're seeing here.
It is something truly amazing to behold. We're looking at how little we might have to cede so we can call it a success. They have been rolling back the new deal and great society to the point that our greatest champion, Bernie Sanders (whom I greatly admire) is stuck fighting a last holding battle espousing views that Reagan would consider too far to the right.
Just a thought...wouldn't it be something to have someone willing to fight for something on our side, to change the debate, to move the whole conversation to our side for once rather than just clinging to the edges of keeping the status quo?