The Government Shutdown (1 Viewer)

[Doctor Detroit]

Shocking, our government at work to not work. 

 

[msommer]

Because it worked so well before.

Bring out the Barrycades

 

[timschochet]

Politico doubts they'll actually go through with this given the stakes of the election. It would be incredibly stupid...

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Yet another time when not enough pork is a bad thing.

 

[msommer]

Politico doubts they'll actually go through with this given the stakes of the election. It would be incredibly stupid...

I assume they are trying to "energize the base" - but is there really a "base" that would stay home on November 8 (or vote Hillary) if they didn't at least threaten to shut down government? That would indicate that even tea partiers don't like Trump. So who does?