The difference here, LH, is that if the current crop of Repubs get their way, yeah, they might get back in power but if they ruin the economy on their way to power then power won't look so good without those big checks comin' in... That's why today's situation is not like anything we have ever seen...

Yes, the Repubs have done an excellent job in "starving-the-beast"... Problem is that once the beast is dead, so are they... Of course, the Dems will be dead, too, but the current Repubs haven't thought of that prospect...

Me thinks this is a case of "be careful what you ask for"...

B~