Independent Maine Sen. Angus King took these Republicans to task who look like they'd be happy to see our economy crashing down in the name of their ideology on this Saturday's UP With Steve Kornacki.

This is something that needs to be happening on a daily basis until these extremists who are willing to act like a bunch of domestic terrorists are drummed out of office.

When discussing the fact that the Republicans list of demands included just about everything other than a "statue of Ayn Rand on the Mall," King relayed this to host Steve Kornacki on just how extreme the actions of these Republicans are:

KING: I ran into an old history professor of mine the other day, and this is a serious point, I don't want to make light of it, and I asked him if... "Has anything like this ever happened in American history before?" And he said, "Of course," and I was a little surprised. He said, "the Articles of Confederation."

Here's more from Think Progress: Senator Bashes House Republicans: ‘They Hate Government. They Don’t Want Government To Work.’: