Shutdown Open Thread, Day 1

Shutdown Open Thread, Day 1

The GOP saw the polls this morning, and now they are knifing each other in the back like the criminals they are. Peter King blamed Ted Cruz and all who follow him for the Republican Shutdown. I cannot embed the video, so go to Buzzfeed and watch it there. Here is the transcript:
“That’s Ted Cruz’s fault. Ted Cruz led us down this path. This was a disaster from the start,” King said. “I could have predicted this and this is what the leadership predicted three weeks ago when they said they would never pursue defunding because it was going to work against us and we’d be blamed. But Ted Cruz insisted that his people follow him, and we did it, and that’s why we’re in this position. It’s his fault, and he wants us to get him out of it. Listen I’m saying the president should negotiate, but I ‘m saying that this was caused by Ted Cruz and his acolytes in the House of Representatives. They led us down this dead end street.” King continued battering Cruz, citing other prominent Republicans who had attacked Cruz’s strategy in the past. “Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove, Tom Coburn, all solid conservatives said this was a terrible policy to begin with,” King said. “We had a Republican Senator say it was the dopiest idea they’d ever heard. Ted Cruz is to blame, and those in the House who stand with him have brought about this train wreck. It’s up to us to try to get it out and it’s up to the president to step in and stop standing on the sidelines.”
No, Mr. King. The President is not obligated to help out the Republian Party in its Civil War. The President is not obligated to solve a problem the Republican Party started. The solution to this whole mess is so fucking simple my 3 three old niece could figure it out: Pass the clean Senate bill. That is your solution, Mr. King. Stop being a coward and vote no on these Obamacare defunding blackmailing hostage taking House CR and tell each sane Republican to do likewise. That is your job, Mr. King, not the President's.

Thanks Republicans.

With only six hours of the government shutdown that has been long desired by the Republican Party, the Democrats have jumped up to a nine point lead in the generic congressional ballot. Such a lead is in line with 2006, when the Democrats won 31 seats to take over the House. In 2014, we only need 17. So thank you Republicans. You have basically just handed the majority to us. Now, if your little childish petulant temper tantrum is over with yet, would you please capitulate entirely to the Democrats and President Obama and reopen the government. Now. What is that you say? You want us to compromise? You want us to negotiate? Fuck you, we already have compromised. Fuck you, we already have negotiated. This was our original starting position...

Welcome to the GOP Government Shutdown

As of today, the great government of the United States is shut down, but guess what? You can buy health insurance on the exchanges today, because it is the law today. This bit of stupidity is courtesy of the teajhadis in the House. The NYDN gives this just the right cover today: