Chris Matthews Uses Dubious Historical Analogy to Tar Conservative Republicans on Debt Ceiling Issue

According to Chris Matthews, conservative House Republicans who are holding steadfast on resisting a debt ceiling deal that includes tax hikes are like the apocryphal bovine of doom behind the 1871 fire that destroyed much of Chicago: Pat [Buchanan], are you happy with your party being the party of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, basically starting the fire that was just mentioned? These guys are running around burning down houses. It's a different kind of Tea Party…. This is Mrs. O'Leary's cow politics. But not only was Matthews's claim insulting to principled Republicans, it is, surprise, surprise,

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