[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Washington is awash with speculation on whether the Republicans will over-reach as Mr Gingrich did in 1995 when Bill Clinton won a stand-off that had resulted in the shutdown of government.

In the fifteen years since that occurred, everyone with a brain (i.e., everyone but democrats) has come to realize that shutting down the government is not necessarily a bad thing.

[Jim from C-Town]

‘In the fifteen years since that occurred, everyone with a brain (i.e., everyone but democrats) has come to realize that shutting down the government is not necessarily a bad thing.’

What would even make it better is if they didn’t end up paying the Federal Workers after they passed the budget. I would have with held their pay for the days they didn’t work. Just like a lock out in private industry.

After the news of Federal workers averaging more than twice the pay and benefits of the average private sector worker, a well orchestrated Fed Gov Shut down would work very much in the Republicans favor.