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Radical Republicans seem to hate America

The marginal U.S. House Freedom Caucus, the latest and most extreme tea party effort, tried to handpick a speaker of the House. Their most important criterion seems to be a willingness to shut down the government, yet again. Why do you radical Republicans hate America?

These self-appointed radical zealots work overtime to destroy the American government.

Don’t we have enough weaponized enemies at home and abroad (ISIS, Taliban, OathKeepers)?

Now, these fifth column “patriots” have infiltrated the House of Representatives. The one riddle they leave on the table is why they participate in a government they seek to destroy.

This story was originally published November 3, 2015 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Radical Republicans seem to hate America."

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