GOP’s internal struggle

is good news for 2014:

historic exception looms

Ted Cruz (R-Insane) led the battle to shut down the government over Obamacare. Click image to enlarge.

THE NEWS OVER the weekend for those who want to see the U.S. government actually function, was nothing short of stunning.
Headline after headline told of an outbreak of internecine warfare within the Republican Party – which brought the government to its knees for the first two weeks of October.
“Civil war” was the term most commonly used.
There can be no doubt a struggle has erupted for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.
For those who are NOT conservatives, this is the best possible outcome.
It may mean the Democrats romp to victory in the mid-term elections in 2014, and continue to occupy the White house in 2016.

UNNECESSARY EXTENDED NATIONAL NIGHTMARE NEARS AN END
The long national nightmare over the government shutdown brought on by House Republicans is nearing an end
No wonder the GOP is caving under the pressure.
It is coming from its own base, the very constituency it thought it was serving by bringing the United States government to its knees – and threatening a global economic calamity.
What a gigantic miscalculation.

SALE OF L.A. TIMES LIKELY TO BE NEXT MAJOR SHIFT IN MEDIA OWNERSHIP
The surprise sale of the venerable Washington Post by the legendary Graham family this week has everyone in Los Angeles on edge.
The question on every Angeleno’s mind today is: Is the L.A. Times next?
The answer is: Most probably, it is!
Get In the (K)now … here, now