[Uncle Miltie]

Think of it this way:

Cruz forced McConnell and Cornyn to publicly back Reid and 0bamacare against the Republican Grass Roots.

Just like Boner in the House.

The “Leadership” is now in full revolt against their caucuses, constituents, and parties.

CRUZ WINS THE SET!

[Vigilanteman]

The only peaceful way this is going to end is a forced divestiture of fedgov assets to pay off the debt much as we did after the revolution. Wyoming, fiscally sound, could do a good job of running Yellowstone National Park. Maybe the same situation with Arizona and Grand Canyon, Utah and Zion's, etc.

Beyond that, who knows? There would be an awful lot of surplus office buildings, especially in DC. Maybe they can convert them into hotel rooms for people coming to see some of DC's jewels like the Smithsonian Museums.