Imagine if I told my wife, "Unless you stop spending money on grandma and the kids' education, I am going to default on the mortgage." That is what the republicans are saying to us dems, and it is crazy. They want us to stop spending on education and medicare before they pay next month's debt payment. It's insane.
They think the country is a business, and if you are a kid, an old person, or someone who is not completely productive, they can just fire you from the country. You're not a REAL American, they say. Rush and Hannity and Grover are the people on top who matter, and who they worship. Everyone else can just shove off.
7:53 AM PT: Was talking with a bus driver this morning who said that when he drives through republican neighborhoods, the police officers will put poor and mentally challenged individuals on the bus (the police pay their fare) and tell them to never come back. He told me that the problem with that is that there is no bus out of America. We can't just round up all the people who are different or weak and ship them away (nor would we want to miss out on their contributions). We need to take care of our own.