The Inevitable Republican Collapse That Will End the Shutdown

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5. I worry more about the Tea Party going all stabbed-in-the-back

They're loony now -- but if they feel sold out by the GOP leadership, they could get actively dangerous. Violence, "second amendment remedies," a willingness of the growing number of hate groups to take overt action, attacks on political candidates during next year's elections, even outright terrorism.

There's a whole bunch of nasty that could be in the pipeline if the loony right decides it has to take matters into its own hands. I just hope our federal and state governments are prepared for it.