Originally Posted by MaDalton

that's not how the rest of the world sees it

they just see a bunch of angry tea baggers (since obviously a lot of moderate Republicans would be willing to end this farce) that risk a worldwide financial crisis over something that was put into law in a democratic process, that was deemed constitutional, that got the president reelected and that is something, that at least in civilized countries mostly everyone has anyways and appreciates (and could not imagine to live without it)