re: #2 Obdicut

I am really pissed off at all the ‘moderate’ Republicans who somehow convinced themselves this shit wouldn’t happen.

This is not surprising. This is what has been predicted since the GOP made a deal with the devil (heh) and got in bed with the deep religious right. They gave them access, and patronizingly thought they could keep them under control.

They couldn’t.

Welcome to the USA, 2012.

Yep, for years, what did they say? “The fringe doesn’t matter, because they will never have the numbers to get this shit out of committee.”

Then ‘10 happened, now the moderates who are still with the party are left either making excuses or just staying silent.