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CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ARE NOT RATIONAL

 

     America is being held hostage by a Congress that considers a government shut-down as leverage in their negotiations to gut the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans are no better than any individual or extreme group that takes hostages to force their list of ransom demands. Like the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979, the GOP’s mission is to bring America and our government to its knees

     Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a political opportunist and demagogue, along with a shrinking Tea Party is leading Congress on this reckless mission. Cruz’s devious plan is to first shut down the government if the Affordable Care Act is not defunded and then in mid-October refuse to lift the debt ceiling if Obamacare is not delayed. Cruz said it himself, “I will do everything necessary and anything possible to defund Obamacare”. Everything and anything includes destroying our economy, weakening America internationally, and furloughing hundreds of thousands of government workers.

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     With total disregard for the damage their actions will cause, the GOP is driving our national economy off a cliff. The immediate effects of this Republican suicide mission are already causing economic ripple effects far beyond Washington by upending financial markets, sending the unemployment rate higher and slowing already tepid growth. Failure to raise the debt ceiling will be even more disastrous; forcing delays in Social Security checks, military pay, and payments to doctors under Medicare.

     When this Republican hostage crisis is over, whenever it is over, what will be the next GOP attempt to impose its agenda on America? Will the Republicans shut down our government next in order to lower taxes on corporations and the wealthy? Will the GOP hold America hostage to outlaw abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade? Republicans are driven by pride and anger, not good leadership traits in any walk of life, especially government.  

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     Like the Kamikazes of World War II, the Congressional Republicans will sink our American ship in order to further their twisted ideology. We must purge these radical and irrational elements from the House of Representatives and take back our Democracy.

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