EVEN A WSJ EDITOR THINKS THE GOP IS IN DENIAL

Jason Riley tells editorial board member Mary Kissel that the GOP is in denial about how badly it has been hurt by the shutdown and the threat to default. Jeffrey Kuhner, one of the crazier rightwing pundits, is a great example of how deluded the Bagger conservatives have become:

In the long term, however, the Republicans are on the verge of a major triumph.