Sunday, July 31, 2011

It's Time to Toss Out the Fragging Tea Party

Fragging: "To intentionally kill or wound (one's superior officer, etc.), esp. with a hand grenade."

Take names. Remember them. The behavior of certain Republicans who call themselves tea party conservatives makes them the most destructive posse of misguided "patriots" we've seen in recent memory.

If the nation defaults on its financial obligations, the blame belongs to the tea party Republicans who fragged their own leader, John Boehner.

They had victory in their hands and couldn't bring themselves to support his debt-ceiling plan, which, if not perfect, was more than anyone could have imagined just a few months ago. No new taxes, significant spending cuts, a temporary debt-ceiling solution with the possibility of more spending cuts down the line as well as their beloved constitutional balanced-budget amendment.

These people wouldn't recognize a hot fudge sundae if the cherry started talking to them.

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/31/3804642/its-time-to-toss-out-the-fragging.html