tea party debacle is ended, for now

i never thought the govt shutdown and the republicans threat to ruin the nation's credit and blow up the world economy would end so well --- it's too bad that congress only kicked the can down the road for a few months --- we can only hope that the republicans will again overplay their hand, reinforcing a turn against them in november 2014 ---

and the perfect coda to the whole sorry mess was the whacked out stenographer that took the microphone on the house floor right after the vote was complete:

"Do not be deceived. God shall not be mocked. A House divided cannot stand," she said, according to a House GOP aide. After a few seconds, she was escorted out by the Sergeant-at-Arms, but an audio recording by Todd Zwillich of Public Radio International captured the rest of her rant.

"He will not be mocked, He will not be mocked, (don't touch me) He will not be mocked. The greatest deception here, is that this is not one nation under God. It never was. Had it been... it would not have been... No. it would not have been... the Constitution would not have been written by Free Masons... and go against God. You cannot serve two masters. You cannot serve two masters. Praise be to God, Lord Jesus Christ."

House members and aides were surprised and unsettled by the scene.

"I don't know, she just snapped," said a GOP aide.

a friend noted, however, that "considering the narrative that she was having to transcribe, it is no wonder that she cracked!"