Burning Down the House

So then, the zombie eyed granny starver, you know, the Yo Boy, Economic dimwit and winner of the 2nd in Command crown in Romney's losing bid for the White House, has got demands and, boyhowdy, on the surface they look pretty damned reasonable.

Ryan said he insisted on several conditions he expects his colleagues to answer by the end of the week. The stipulations included: Republicans will stop being "an opposition party;" Republicans need to "update House rules so everyone can be a more effective representative;" the conference needs to unify "now;" Ryan cannot and will not give up time with his family.

"We have become the problem," Ryan said. "If my colleagues entrust me to be the speaker, I want us to be the solution.”

Yez but how does he mean that last bit? Does he honestly think the GOP's the prob and they need to stop being cement block obstructionists? Is he saying that the "right" needs to compromise? I wouldn't put money on that. No, what I believe he's really saying is that he'll require more of the same constant and total opposition along with more, more, more insane voodoo propositions, laughably masquerading as “solutions.” This time though, no one can waiver from the party's line. Lockstep me lads, lockstep!

He faces the Freedom Caucus though. Can he sweet talk/whip them into the partyline?

There hasn’t been a bloc like the Freedom Caucus for at least a century, one that refuses to work with its own party leadership while being steadfastly unwilling to reach across the aisle.

What does the Orwellian, doublespeak named Freedom Caucus want? They claim to want changes and/or elimination of supposedly abstruse, esoteric rules with the goal of “democracy”enhancement in the House.

But in a “questionnaire” they’ve given potential speakers, they reveal a bit of their real agenda.

For example, the document seeks a commitment from the next speaker to tie any increase in the debt ceiling to cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The United States will reach the debt limit on November 5. If the limit is not raised prior to that point, the United States could default on its obligations. This could have disastrous effects on the economy of the United States and the entire world. In 2013, a Treasury Department report found “default could result in recession comparable to or worse than 2008 financial crisis.”

So yeah, this grandstanding, human shaped pile of steaming oyster feces, with the 1984-esque moniker is trying to throw the U.S. under a bus the size of the world. Why? FREE-DUMB! Is it any surprise that they try to keep their membership secret? This cabal of dumbfucks is on the taxpayers dime too.

Some of this gang of incendiarally, bit brained schismatic’s wants/demands/proposals:

• In April, the Freedom Caucus endorsed blocking a DC law to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on their use of contraception and abortion services.
• In May, the group called for the abolition of the Export-Import Bank, which provides credit for overseas customers of American companies. The HFC regard the group as a form of corporate welfare.
• In July, the group endorsed legislation to prohibit the federal government from punishing churches or charities based on their opposition to same-sex marriage.
• In September, the caucus called to delay a vote on Barack Obama's Iran deal until the president released the text of a "secret side deal" Iran made with the International Atomic Energy Agency (as Vox's Max Fisher put it "it is not a 'side deal,' nor is its existence secret").
• In September, the group called for defunding Planned Parenthood.

This, THIS, is the Republican Party. We absolutely MUST elect a solid Democrat for prez. I like Bernie a lot BUT I believe Hilary can do the job. She's smart, tough and able to do the diplomacy dance.

In the meantime, perhaps Godzilla and Mothra could come to our rescue? Not so much to ask, right?

Burning Down the House—Talking Heads