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Us Conservatives have to do something! I say use the leverage of a Gov. "Slowdown" and make the Demonrats come to the table willing to help "Adjust" our fiscal calamities that we have foolishly brought upon ourselves. The "Do nothing useful" dem party of "NO" has been obstructing the common sense economic comeback of America. Semper Fi....
If Republicans do happen to force a shutdown in Washington, it's very possible they'll be embracing a political loser while doing the rest of us an immense favor.
With three Washington-manufactured fiscal apocalypses -- sequestration, the debt ceiling and a new "budget" -- on the docket, the idea of shutting down government to extract concessions from the iron trap sometimes known as the Obama administration has gained traction among Republicans. Or, I should say, the idea of threatening to shut down Washington has.
Pat Toomey, John Cornyn and other conservatives have said as much, though they've littered their shutdown statements with comforting modifiers,...
Why not just shut it down, turn out the lights, and lock the doors?