S & P Dire Warnings

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The bigger issue that no one seems to be noticing: by refusing to do any sort of work we are not getting the Congress we pay for i.e. the disrespect shown to the country by blocking Obama on EVERYTHING has meant a decrease in the functionality of Congress and by extension the concept of effective (Big in the terms of the GOP) government. Thus the right wing animus against effective government becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Big government does not work because we will not let it.

The executive can function because the laws already on the books are still there to administer. It is only a question of funding, and eventually Congress will pass a bill for that so they can receive their salaries. But the legislative and judicial branches are sort of left adrift and cannot be effective for the times. A prime example would be the inability to fix some of the quirks of the ACA.

So because of the Republicans we are drifting by degrees to sort of becoming a banana republic/third-world/ and or developing nation. They are inadvertently increasing executive power and devolving the seat of their influence, Congress. And it will be awhile before you see a GOP Presidiente standing at the podium wearing a pair of big sunglasses.