Yes, team of Saturday progressives, they planned the shutdown and debt ceiling crisis. Here's the first call for a Federal default -- Jim DeMint issuing marching orders at CPAC 2013.
The date is March15th, 2013. As president-elect at Heritage, Jim DeMint lays out the rush over the cliff. Teabaggers push a hoax that they're defending the future of the country, where it's more to the point that the baggers are authoritarians who are willing to follow anybody playing leader to do damn near anything.
Full Text of Declaration of War for Lemming Nation
If you want to listen to it on YouTube skip to 1:10:00 for the intro:
Priorities for Movement Conservatives:
-- "We cannot give up on repealing Obamacare"
-- No amnesty or route to citizenship for non-citizens who came in outside the system
-- Balance the budget within 10 years. Or don't pass the debt ceiling increase immediately
-- "Stand up for marriage" by denying it to gays
Ain't that a hoot. Close to recommending head-butting and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy as a hobby. ("You can be the next Mike Webster !") Key section of the transcript -- the section glorifying political self-harm -- below the orange muffin:
