Probably true on that last.
It’s one thing to be a conservative flame-thrower, it’s another to actually run stuff: Despite the common FReeper opinion to just shut it down, our Gov’t is nearly 1/4 of our GDP. Yes, I know, much of it goes on even in a shutdown, but, shutdowns tend to be politically damaging for Conservatives. The world economy, ours included, is quite vulnerable now too — getting back to a reduced public sector needs to be done carefully to avoid a very tough Depression.
There is only one hope for the country and it's us. For now, our biggest hope is the Republican party. We can't give up on them. But, we can light a fire under their ass!! That's what we need to do.