Rep. King (R-NY) Rips GOP 'Suicide Caucus'

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said that the Republicans in the House of Representatives were on a “kamikaze” mission, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and others leading a “suicide caucus.” He stated, “Don’t take the dramatic step of shutting down the government unless you have a real strategy, and a chance of working… Don’t take the dramatic step of shutting down the government unless you have a real strategy, and a chance of working.”

King has long been a critic of the Tea Party Congress; he made clear his opposition to the current shutdown strategy weeks ago, suggesting that it was a “disastrous process and plan.”