Caddis, there are so many examples of Tea Party Republicans ready to shut down the government, actually
wanting to shut down the government, that I don't know where to begin.
This Fox News article should be the most compelling. It explains how the shutdown was planned for months.
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"Cut it or shut it," Republican Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana shouted at the Tea Party rally.
Just watch Fox News for all the commentary you want about how the shut down is really not that bad. Some even think it's great.
There's an entire Tea Party playbook "Defunding Obamacare Toolkit for Activists" choke full of all the spin you hear today - all the same talking points, recommended tweets, exactly what you hear today.
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Part I: Possible Responses to Questions from Members of the Media about Defunding
Obamacare
1. What happens when you shut down the government and you are blamed for it?
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We are simply calling to fund the entire government except for the Affordable Care
Act/Obamacare.
Back to my point: "government" is just people doing their jobs as best they can given the resources they have. Government not a boogie man stealing candy from babies. Just trying to add some perspective about what it must feel like to have your office shut down for some ideological reason. And then to top that off, people expect extra effort to keep things going.