Anyone that wonders whether the Tea Party is falling apart should read the following. Their numbers are dwindling but there resolve is greater than ever.

This Is Why Ted Cruz Will Continue Holding America Hostage (VIDEO)

Ted Cruz actually has a constituency that continues to support his policies (or lack thereof) and tactics. This does not bode well for cooperation in government in the near term. Leaders need to lead.

Holding America Hostage

The people in the video snippet seem to be good people who love America. Listening to them show what receiving of a singular message can do to one’s psyche. They simply cannot see that Ted Cruz’s tactic is holding America hostage. By implication they are holding America hostage.

Polls show that Ted Cruz, the Tea Party, and Republicans are taking the brunt of the blame justifiably for the government shutdown. The financial cost of the shutdown was $24.1 Billion. 800,000 workers were furloughed. Not reported as much is the effect it had on the healthcare of children and on the hungry. Not reported as much is the incalculable damage it has done on scientific research.

In their discussion these issues never came up or were glossed over. In their reality the government shutdown was a good thing; fiscal responsibility by all means necessary, even if it means being fiscally irresponsible and inhumane. That by inference is holding America hostage.

This Is Why Ted Cruz Will Continue Holding America Hostage (VIDEO)