[Responsibility2nd]

As I under it, the resignation of Crybaby Boehner was to appease the (few) Republicans calling for a shutdown.

And based on the new ruling Uniparty now in control in DC, it just ain't gonna happen.

[cripplecreek]

Just considering U.S. government shutdown costs money

So make it worthwhile and cut a lot of money out of the budget.

[A CA Guy]

How many times did it close down under Republicans and the press along with so called experts didn’t care.

[Salman]

Anyone who expects the Republicans to be a “revolutionary” party is riding for a fall.

[b4its2late]

If it was a true shutdown, it would save us money. But when it’s reopened from a “shutdown”, they make all the back payments anyways.

[Da Coyote]

Oh, horrors.
Reuters is such a collection of clowns.
‘Twould be prudent to keep them away from complex machinery.

[Mr. K]

I think it is OBAMA that “threatened” to shut it down, if President Stompy Feet does not get his way.

[TheCipher]

...lawmakers were working to avoid another expensive shutdown, which conservative Republicans have threatened

The only one who shuts down the government is Obama. Congress does not shut down the government. They do their job and send a bill to Obama. It is Obama's vetoing of the bill that shuts down the government.

[Ann Archy]

Besides FENCING off the National Parks, so that our VETERNS couldn’t go to pay their respect to their fellow fallen , what else got closed down?? NOTHING!!

[smokingfrog]

“budget experts” = partisan democrat shills

[Gaffer]

Reports are that the last “contributions” from the federal government to Planned Parenthood were in excess of a half a Billon dollars. I don’t give a rat’s ass if it costs ten times that much for the government to deal with dubious “shutdown costs” associated with not approving a budget that gives them one damn dime! Let it all burn.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Just considering U.S. government shutdown costs money

Costs money for whom?

[TheDon]

President Obama's threatened federal government shutdown is already costing U.S. taxpayers money.

Corrected.

[Pollster1]

Failing to take a stand for real cuts in the size of our gargantuan FedGov costs far more than a shutdown. I’d like to see FedGov cut by $400B for next year’s budget, an additional $300B the following year, and a further $200B the year after that. Even with those cuts, FedGov would still be too big, but a start like that would give us breathing room to finish the job.

[ctdonath2]

“[Cruz] said a shutdown would prove to voters that Republican leadership will fight for conservative values.”

I don’t want anyone to prove they’ll fight for conservative values.
I want them TO fight for conservative values.

[NormsRevenge]

The UniParty Big Gubamint ship on display..answerable to no one.

Better to scuttle it now then let it devour all of us completely.

[Proud_texan]

Unless they’re hiring a bunch of consultants or paying a bunch of overtime they’re just fixed costs and would be incurred regardless if they are doing their bureaucratic nonsense or planning for a paid vacation.

[PoloSec]

"Congressional Republicans' threatened federal government shutdown"

Even before the end of the first sentence they lie, if the gov't is shut down than it is obama who is doing it, why republicans don't constantly harp on this is beyond me, they should do so every time the word shutdown is mentioned, it's like they find correcting the record offensive or they don't know the meaning of strategy.

 

 

 

[skeeter]

Anywhere in here did Rooters mention that a shutdown would be a direct result of an Obama veto?

Not having read the article my guess would be... no.

[MNJohnnie]

a director at the Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan congressional watchdog

GAO is not a "non partisan watch dog". When you put that lie in your story Reuters, you lose all credibility.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Welcome to the Bizzaro World of the liberal ruling class. The shutdown costs money. So continuing to spend saves money.

When an addict stops using drugs, or alcoholic stops drinking, it causes temporary pain too. But they are much better off for it in the long run.