That’s a rationalization.
Given that the Senate would not vote to cut funding, the raw political power you dream about was simply not available.
I guess you mean refusing to raise the debt limit. that was done and it was a political disaster.
Politics is the art of the possible. Most of what you dream about was simply not possible because the political power was lacking. It appears that will change come November if delusional conservatives don’t cut off their noses to spite their faces and vote democrat to teach Republicans a lesson.
It wasn't done the Traitors in the Senate refused to hold the line because Mitch would not back a filibuster and you know it.
If a few of those old GOPe turds had just walked down and helped the Vets move those stupid barriers from the WW II memorial it could have been a different story, instead they stayed inside and complained about that stupid Cruz.
If not now when? If not us Who?