The GOP's Tea Party extremism is characterized by willful & malicious ignorance, bolstered by an arrogant disregard for the health & welfare of others and a complete lack of comprehension on economic, political, constitutional, scientific and social topics.
If you're an average U.S. citizen, any type of minority, possessing any sort of actual education and capacity for analytical thought, then you can see the potential damage that these dangerous idiots are striving to achieve - metaphorically (almost?), it looks like this:
This is what they've placed in front of every American family. This is their negotiating strategy. This is what faces our national economy, our economic security, our national security.
This is their plan, their approach, their response to democracy.
Please print it out, make copies, and put it on the doors of their offices. Fax it to them, and to other members of Congress. Paste copies on the doors & walls of Congress. Email copies to your Congressional representative (if you think they'll make it through spam filters). Post copies on your FB pages & tweet it widely, using #GOP #Shutdown #p2 #tlot #tcot as some of the core hashtags.
Call it what it is, and give the visual new life. If you can help make it plain, and widespread, it might help ratchet up the dawning of reality on others who could be in a position to get something done - because the GOP & Tea Party want to blow it all up, and take everyone down with them.