Washington Times: Ted Cruz and the Tea Party support "Real Americans"

Living in DC, the belly of the beast, we feel the government shutdown in real time. Folks here are out of work for real. The National Zoo, parks, museums etc. are closed. Even the Metro has seen a precipitous drop in passengers.

Knee deep in this GOP manufactured crisis, I decided to see what the conservative media is saying about this mess. Hence, I clicked onto the other newspaper in DC online -- the Washington Times. This paper has a very well earned reputation of being a drum major for the RNC.

Tea Party strives to dismantle America as we know it

The most vexing question for Americans of sound mind:

How can "one faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government," bully their party, hold our government hostage and threaten to destabilize the world's economy if their ransom is not paid?

To better understand the Tea Party movement, we have to distill the purposely created myths regarding this rogue organization. First and foremost: The TP movement is not a spontaneous and authentic grassroots uprising.

Bill O'Reilly: "I’m getting paid millions of dollars for being a big thug."

"I am a Big Thug"

In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, self-mockingly stated:

When asked about his record of getting in trouble in school as a kid, O'Reilly said laughing, "Ain’t America great? I was a little thug and now I’m getting paid millions of dollars for being a big thug."

GOP mafia: "This isn't business, this is personal"

Michael Corleone to brother Sonny Corleone ( Godfather):

 It's not personal Sonny, it's strictly business.

The GOP thugs -- or as Al Gore called them Political Terrorist -- continue to hold our country's economy (and the world's economy) hostage until their ransom demands are fulfilled.  Kill Obamacare or else we blow up the economy!

This is how they see fit to govern.