Haha, what?
The Republican-led House failed to pass an extension of expiring sections of the Patriot Act on Tuesday, an unexpected setback for GOP leaders that shows the difficulty they face in controlling their majority and its "tea party"-inspired members.
Time is short: Key provisions of the terrorist surveillance law expire at the end of the month. A coalition of veteran conservative Republicans and new GOP lawmakers joined many Democrats in blocking passage of the measure, which many tea party activists see as federal government overreaching into private affairs.
B-b-but now The Terrorisms will win! [ LAT ]
Teabaggers & Democrats Join To Defeat GOP Patriot Act
According to Rachel, they are also giving themselves every third week off for Constituent Work Weeks. If by "Constituent" you mean "golf," and by "work" you mean fucking off.
It must be confusing to be a teabagger these days. Do you hold true to libertarian principles and resist giving up individual freedoms and privacy even if that means you line up with Democrats? Do you reflexively oppose the Dark One in the Nonwhite House even if it means you are also opposing your own party? Who the hell was Henry Clay, anyway? Anything to do with claymation?
Barbara, the idea of Christine "dipping into her endless cookie jar" makes me want to stay home all day and "feather my own nest."