The National Memo » Peterson Study: Tea Party Extremism Cost Millions Of Jobs — And Risks Millions More

The National Memo » Peterson Study: Tea Party Extremism Cost Millions Of Jobs — And Risks Millions More: 

If Americans learn anything from this month’s shutdown-and-debt-ceiling debacle, they ought to realize that political extremism brings real costs—denominated in dollars and jobs as well as national cohesion and prestige—and that those costs are not small. So long as the Tea Party faction continues to wield its malign influence over the Republican leadership in Congress, the threat of further, even worse damage will not subside.