Horrified by what he was instrumental in unleashing on America, John McCain tells the Teabaggers to get the hell off of his lawn and allow the debt ceiling to be raised!

You know I would like to give Senator McCain credit for standing up to these bullies, and giving them a long overdue lesson in politics, but I can't because they are his damn fault!

If McCain had not plucked the cross-eyed, crazy ass harpie out of the wilds of Wasilla to be his running mate, there is very good chance the Tea Party would never have received enough attention to gain the kind of political influence it is now abusing.

There were many times, including during his own reelection campaign, that McCain could have stood up to these assholes and put them in their place.  But due to his own cowardice, and fear of losing his precious Senate seat, he has been silent.

So fuck John McCain, this is too little, too late.

The question he should ask himself from this day until his last days on this earth is where was HE when his country needed him?

(H/T to the Plum Line.)

Student who offered to debate Michele Bachmann subjected to online threats.

Courtesy of Kare 11 in Minneapolis:

A New Jersey teenager says she's received threats since challenging U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to a debate over the Constitution.

Ann Myers challenged the tea party favorite in a letter dated April 29. After it started getting media attention last weekend, commenters on tea party websites have threatened to publish her home address and some have threatened violence.

The 16-year-old from Cherry Hill says several commenters have called her a "whore."

Her father, Wayne, says he's concerned for his daughter's safety.

But Cherry Hill Police Lt. William Kushina says anonymous online threats like these are usually empty.

Myers says the Minnesota congresswoman misstates or distorts facts about the Constitution.

Bachmann's office told The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill that it won't respond to the debate challenge.

What in the hell is wrong with these people?  This is a child for fuck's sake!

This is EXACTLY the same kind of blowback that anybody who dares speak out about Sarah Palin, or tell some carefully hidden truth about her, is subjected to as well. 

Well I for one an sick and tired of the bullying and intimidation tactics used by these assholes! 

And what are they so angry about?  The fact that they KNOW this child would destroy their idol in a simple debate>

So rather than have to admit they are supporting an empty headed moron, they attack a little girl.  Very impressive. And sadly enough, not at all unexpected.