[Carry_Okie]

It was virtually inconceivable from the outset that the Tea Party could force the Democrats who controlled the Senate to pass the defunding bill, even if the Tea Party had the complete support of all Republican Senators — much less pass it with a majority large enough to override President Obama's certain veto.

Therefore was the Tea Party-led attempt to defund ObamaCare something that met Burke's standard of a "rational endeavour"?

Absolutely. As ZeroCare drives the middle class onto Medicaid, it will then be recognized as the only voice that truly fought this monstrosity. The only people who "suffered" during the shutdown were the bureaucrats who got paid vacations.

[GeronL]

Some of the Senators who refused to back Cruz because he had no chance, turned around and proposed a bill “keep your insurance” that also had no chance.

hypocrites.