Bitter Tea Cartoons of the Day

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(Top, Tony Auth, center, Pat Oliphant, bottom, Stuart Carlson)

The Teathuglicans are taking it hard on the chin for their destructive behavior, as they should and more.  As expected, they're trotting out the old right wing "stab in the back / dolchstoss" explanation, popularized by the far right in Germany after losing WWI.

Tweet of the Day

Ted Cruz: "The Democrats are feeling the heat!" And if we keep setting ourselves on fire, they'll feel even more heat!
— Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) October 11, 2013

Charge of the Right Brigade

After yesterday's bombshell NBC/Wall St. Journal poll rocked Rethugs on Capitol Hill, showing their brand in free fall with voters who dislike their extortionist approach, one would think that the "leaders" of the debacle would have learned something.  One would be wrong.

Speaking this morning at the ironically-named "Value Voters Summit" -- a collection of far-right wingers who make up the American Taliban -- radical Sen. Ted "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz insisted that his teabagger counterparts in the House hold firm and demand defunding of the Affordable Care Act in return for opening the Government.  This nutty and futile position has even been disavowed by the notorious Koch operation, among others.  It's what is driving the Rethug and teabagger numbers into the toilet.

While this has proven to be a lucrative fundraising gambit for Tailgunner Ted and the "Senate Conservative Fund" -- a front outfit of Jim "Demented" DeMint's Heritage Foundation -- no one in his or her right mind thinks that this will happen while President Obama has the veto pen and Dems control the Senate.  But feeding the reactionary mouthbreathers their red meat while separating them from their money is important to keep the wingnut welfare apparatus alive.

Rethuglican Divide Widening

We noted yesterday that wide cracks are appearing in the Rethuglican facade over the Government shutdown and their threats to default on the debt.  As meetings between House Dems and Rethugs might signal some movement toward an endgame, the perpetrators of this extortion are beginning to duck for cover.  With Wall Street signaling that they've had enough of the pointless hostage-taking by the teabaggers, even the notorious Kochs are disavowing their role in linking the shutdown with attempts to defund the Affordable Care Act.  Oh, and the public opinion of the Rethugs?  Only 28 percent have a favorable view of the party, lowest since measuring began 21 years ago.

Now, the 2008 Rethuglican Presidential nominee and bitter dude Sen. John "Grampypants" McCain is blaming the teabagger forces for the debacle.  He and other traditional conservatives are seeing the unraveling of their party thanks to the far-right, no compromise, burn-it-down, racist birthers that make up the hardcore voting base of the Rethuglican/New Confederate Party.  It can't unravel fast enough for the sake of our democracy.

Today's Cartoons

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(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press, via gocomics.com)

(Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via gocomics.com)

Tea Party Loonie Toons of the Day

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(top, Mike Luckovich, bottom, Ben Sargent, via Gocomics.com)