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Actor Steve Buscemi has finally broken his silence to tell the world his expert opinion on the government shutdown. Buscemi opined about the shutdown and much else in a wide-ranging with The Guardian. “I think the shutdown is ridiculous. I think the Republicans in Congress are holding the country hostage. I think it’s criminal. I don’t see why they’re allowed to do it,” he said. Buscemi, 55, said he hopes voters punish the politicians behind the temporary halt of about 17 percent of the federal government at the next possible opportunity. “The tea party faction of the Republican party are...