Mitch McConnell wants to reassure everyone that the debt limit will go up

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The article is about how the GOP is failing to rein in the growth of government, even though that is what they claim to be about.

Just to repeat some themes that I've picked up on while on my quest towards learning why things have gone wrong, and what to do about it:

• In the comments sections, there is discussion about a third party.  No third party can succeed if there is no neutralization of the influence of money.  Money is at the heart of the problem with the Establishment.  The Establishment runs on money.  An opposition must be able to run itself without the aid of money.  That's a tall order, and maybe even an impossible one.  Organizing a disparate bunch of people could be like herding cats. 
• There has to be a way to insure accountability.  The GOP Establishment can get away with what they are doing because the rank and file have no credibility with them.  Somehow, the rank and file has to get organized and become a force that the Establishment has to respect.
• Whether or not you are Christian, you can profit from the lessons in the New Testament---specifically the Last Supper, where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.  This is revolutionary, even to this very day.  It is the modern day leaders who seek to be served, not the other way around.  If the modern day leaders truly followed what Jesus taught by the washing of feet of followers, they could be seen in true service of the people, as opposed to seeking to be served.  The following of Jesus' example can insure that we keep our freedom.  We are becoming enslaved because we have leaders who claim to serve the people, but they LIE.  If they are not held accountable for their lying and betrayals, then why should they change?  If you cannot change them, they must go.
• People must continue to vote, even if they have to do extraordinary things, like voting for the opposition, if that is what it takes.  The current system works only because the divide and conquer tactics WORK.  The tactics work because they can make you fear the bogey men that they create.  But they are the bogey men themselves because they do not tell the truth.