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GOP obstructionism is pretty obvious all over the world. Keep up the dysfuctional politics while the rest of the world progesses.
"Let's be blunt and acknowledge the biggest threat to the world's biggest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over a part of the Republican Party," Swan said.
He said "the extreme right Tea Party wing" of the Republican Party had held the national interest hostage during last year's debate over the U.S. borrowing limit despite President Barack Obama's "goodwill and strong efforts."
He said it was imperative that Congress reach an agreement to support growth and avoid a "fiscal cliff" of deep government spending cuts and higher taxes in January, which he said could push the U.S. economy back into recession.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/wayne-swan-blasts-the-tea-party-2012-9#ixzz277OqvBUA