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What a disgrace.

The debt ceiling bill just passed Congress, and it gives the Tea Parties every last thing they wanted.

Every. Last. Fucking. Thing.

What's worse is that the Tea Parties didn't even have to fight for it. Everything they asked for was added without hesitation. "Hey, we want this." "Well, then you got it."

And that's despite the fact that Republicans only control the House. As you know, Democrats control the Senate and the presidency. Democrats have the mandate from voters. So what did they do with it? Squander it. The Democrats have teabaggers too.

There's lots of backslapping going on in uptown Teabaggia right now. This is an unprecedented victory for the extreme right. And they didn't even need an election for it, considering the Republicans only have the House. In the course of mere days, they've likely achieved what's been one of their Holy Grails for years: abolishing Social Security.

This bill establishes an unconstitutional Super Congress (no, I'm not making this up) to slash any program it chooses. The Constitution doesn't allow a Super Congress, because its framers expected regular Congress to be smart enough to do its job right. But this Super Congress will be appointed by Congress and will not be subject to a vote of the people.

Social Security and all related programs are probably done for. Gone. History. That includes disability insurance as well as benefits for seniors. You paid for it, and now it's gone. I truly believe Super Congress will cut it all off. For one thing, they'll be appointed by Congress (who secretly wants this), and for another thing, nobody can vote them out if they do cut it off.

So I do believe this theft will occur. Prepare for it. This isn't hyperbole either, because who ever expected other extremist ideas like the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to come about?

This despite the fact that Social Security doesn't even add to the national debt! It's paid for from a separate fund. That shouldn't matter anyway, because it's been cut twice in the past 2 years when Congress withheld the cost-of-living increase. Every time Congress needs to cut the budget, Social Security is always one of the first targets.

But just think, with the latest bill, you don't even have the Republicans entirely to blame! Every damn thing the Tea Parties asked for (without exception), the Democrats gave them.

So - unless you actually enjoy them cutting off important programs like Social Security - what are YOU gonna do about it?????

Huh??????????

Your idea may be to wait until a glass-encased copy of this teabagger debt ceiling bill is placed on display in Cincinnati so Tim Brown can protest it. But no. We cannot do that. Time is up. Sitting on our hands until this happens is not good enough.

The teagaggers are out of control, and we have to act. You don't even want to know what I'd like to do right now. But I'll temper it by instead endorsing rioting in the streets. It works in every other country, so what are you waiting for? (Yeah, I know: Let someone else go first, right?)