[hinckley buzzard]

Ever since Obamacare was passed into law, there have been calls to repeal it, or now, to defund it. The House has passed literally dozens of bills to repeal it, and of course they have meant nothing as the Senate refuses even to consider the idea.

While the House can pass a budget with no funds for Obamacare, it will face the same fate in the Senate, and the media will have a field day blaming republicans as the deadline for "government shutdown" approaches.

I suppose its worth a try, but I cannot see the Senate yielding to pressure when the forces at large are all arrayed against the House republicans. Reid would call Boehner's bluff and Boehner would fold because his heart isn't really in this anyway.

[GeronL]

No one has proposed shutting down the government

Cruz and Lee have both said they will vote for a CR (whatever happened to budgets?) without ObamaCare funding

[Reddon]

I suppose its worth a try, but I cannot see the Senate yielding to pressure when the forces at large are all arrayed against the House republicans. Reid would call Boehner's bluff and Boehner would fold because his heart isn't really in this anyway.

It is a shame our strategy has to be based around Boehner's being a gutless coward.