It's a good day to die hard....

Republicans are already talking about the next debt ceiling hostage crisis. It probably won't take place until October, but that will be here before we know it.

You know what Republicans? This hostage act has gotten old. I'm sick and tired of you putting a gun to the head of the economy or the government everytime you want something.

Shoot the hostage. Go ahead. Bring our economy tumbling back into recession. Because after you do, what will you have left? Even the business community, typically one of your biggest cheerleaders has grown tired of the constant threats to wreck the economy. Every time we have the hostage negotiations about the debt ceiling and the budget, the dow goes nuts and wreaks havoc on Wall Street. Consumers tighten their pockets and profits drop.

So pull the trigger. The business community will walk away from you so fast it will make your head spin. The moderates will depart quickly as well, those who already haven't left because they're disgusted by your childish, "Give me what I want or else!" tactics. As was evident in the last election, the young, minorities, and women have already deserted you. Who will you have left? The dogmatic Christian right? That's what, 18 percent of the population? Good luck winning any elections with that.

Democrats, stop being pushovers and grow a spine. When October comes around, tell the Republicans that the policy of the United States Government is not to negotiate with terrorists. A terrorist is someone who uses fear or threats of destruction as means to get what they want. That is exactly what the Republicans are doing. And it's time to put a stop to it. They've already downgraded our credit, and Standard and Poor cited the poorly functioning government as a direct cause for their decision. They've thrown us into austerity, which economists are now saying is going to be a huge mistake and cost us in a big way.

If Republicans are reckless enough to actually screw the economy to prove a point, let them reap the consequences of their actions. Yes it will cause a recession. Maybe even a big one. But all of these small heart attacks they're giving the economy every time we have a budget standoff are just as bad.

Either the Republicans have been bluffing this whole time, or they're actually crazy enough to deliberately hurt the economy and the American people in order to get their way. Whichever it is, it is reprehensible and it needs to stop. Now. And the only way to do it is to force their hand. They will either back off, which means they're only bluffing and the Democrats can ignore them in the future, or they do what they've been threatening to do, and the American public gets pissed as hell and throws them out of office and cooler heads take their place.

Either way, the pain we could suffer will be worth the benefits of getting a step closer to having a functioning government once again.