The voters are at fault. Everybody knows this is how the GOP plays ball. If they don't like something, they use the threat of shutdowns as leverage. Something to keep in mind for 2012.
yo, Harry from NV is the one who has this week been threatening shutdowns...during the debt talks, the Dems avoided a shutdown because they didnt want the economy to go into recession....but now that it is pretty clear we're going to double dip, the Dems know they're screwed and will attempt a shutdown in order to blame the GOP. but the Speaker knows this