If you were wondering, from intellectual curiosity, exactly how insane the Tea Party caucus of the Republican Congresscritters really are, you need to ask an expert.

My expert is the man who thought Sarah Palin would be an excellent choice as his running mate in the Presidential election of 2008, Senator John “Maverick” McCain of Arizona. When John McCain thinks you are “bizarro”, you really should have arranged for a room with rubber walls, and started buying those canvas jackets that belt in the back.

These people have transcended psychology, and landed in horticulture, because they can’t pass the entrance exam for animal life.

The real question is: who in the hell in the White House thought they could cut a deal with the Republicans in the House?

The link goes to CNN’s Belief Blog, not to the Onion or Newsbiscuit, OK?

Poll: 52 percent approve of God’s job performance.

I present it only as an example of the decline of American media.

Position: 22.8N 88.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↓.

Currently about 675 miles [1085 km] East-Southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Texas coast from Port Mansfield northward to west of San Luis Pass.

Invest 90 skipped the Tropical Depression stage and went directly to a Tropical Storm based on Hurricane Hunter data.

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