Killing Government -- by the TEA party & Co.

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The story begins long ago, not just a month or two. A cabal of organization leaders got together and decided enough was enough and they had to stop this government in its tracks.

Billionaires for Default

FreedomWorks joint letter on sequester savings (aka memo of agreement to shut down gov't)

Bill Moyers tells us who is behind it: ten hardline conservatives pulling the strings of the GOP shutdown

(from the Bill Moyer's article) Who's pulling the strings

When they tell you it's Pres. Obama and the Democrats who shut down government you can point to these articles as evidence the Republicans planned it long ago.

Daily Kos tells us about Mrs Ted Cruz, VP Goldman Sachs and Policy Advisor to Bush-Cheney

Is the shutdown going to end soon? The Atlantic tells us one answer.

How crazy are these anti-government people? CrooksandLiars.com explains.

BuzzFeed.com tells us FreedomWorks may be strapped for cash!

Robert Reich (Sec. of Labor in Clinton administration) tells us we shouldn't be magnanimous (yet).

I think the Right has to pay a price, but they're quickly arriving at the point where a deal may be made to move the country forward. There are a lot of things Congress needs to do which have been put on hold and once this episode is passed there may be new possibilities for progress.