Some pics I took of the "Veterans" (Tea Party) rally today

[Jefferson23]

74. It's perfectly fine to vent, I do too.

It is true there exists a percentage of truly disconnected people who are
radical in their aspirations....I am not convinced they are able to mobilize
as they may imagine. I would say that when you have the Tea Party
congressmen playing loose with rhetoric and wreck less behavior combined,
you cannot be certain a loose cannon will not go off and innocents can become
a victim of said violence. I understand your concerns.

My guess is we will not see default and what bothers me is that the
strategy of the Rethugs will continue this lunacy a few more days without
fear due to the fact that the Pentagon is not part of any issue related to the
shut down, meaning the payroll...most are back at work.

My fear is more about what concessions may be on the table, it generally
is about their demands to see the poor and middle class squeezed out
even more than they are presently..which is pretty bad.

With that said, the Republicans, that brand is poison, politically...they are
screwed for 2014, imho.