Even though it was the House Republicans who pushed for the shutdown, what is becoming obvious is that Democrats have a plan to deal with a shutdown and the debt limit already in place. As the shutdown drew near, Democrats had a unified message. Democrats across the spectrum have not wavered. On the other side, Republicans have been divided and at each other’s throats. Republicans appear to have been completely unprepared for the political backlash against them. It is unfathomable that they didn’t know that they would be intensely blamed for any shutdown, but the House’s panicked attempts to pass partial funding bills reek of a group of people who have gotten in way over their heads. House Republicans began this process under the belief that they could force a delay or repeal of the ACA by shutting down the government. They also thought that that they could use the debt ceiling to force the country to accept a laundry list of demands that were rejected by the voters during the 2012 election. Nothing is going the Republicans’ way. In fact, everything is going against them. House Republicans were expected to cave on the government shutdown at some point, but they may end up giving up a whole lot more than they ever imagined. It is possible that House Republicans could be forced to pass a clean CR and raise the debt limit while getting nothing in return. Democrats no longer want Republicans to cave. Senate Democrats want a House Republican capitulation.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:30:24 +0000
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