In support of Shutting Down the Federal Government

In support of Shutting Down the Federal Government
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-f-will-2013s-lesson-for-conservatives/2013/12/27/b49f1c40-6f1e-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html

"It is difficult to recall and hard to believe that just three months ago some conservatives, mirroring progressives' lack of respect for the public, considered it imperative to shut down the government in order to stop Obamacare in its tracks. They feared that once Americans got a glimpse of the law's proffered subsidies, they would embrace it. Actually, once they glimpsed the law's details, they recoiled."

It is difficult to recall accurately. Even now I can't see how you can say the shutdown showed a lack of respect for the public.
1. The federal government was busy shooting the hostages to assure the federal government was to be missed. This was made more difficult by the fact that the shutdown was only of 20% of the government. That portion was barely missed.
2. If the republicans didn't shutdown the government, their commitment to removing ObamaCare would be in question. This act, forever ties ObamaCare to the Dems.
3. The federal government was not missed except for the actions it did to exaggerate the problems. The same manpower used to exaggerate problems, could have been made to minimize those problems. The risk would have been people would realize that 20% was not necessary.

The fact that our federal government tried to sabotage the public good, indicates a need to clean house, and permanently shrink that government.


Dave Farnsworth