Tag: Government Shutdown

Blame Game? Ignore the GOP Spin That Democrats Shut the Government Down – Six Quotes from Giddy Republicans about Their Shutdown

Jon Ponder

Kansas tea party Rep. Tim Huelskamp
It is no surprise that Republicans are trying to have it both ways when it comes to who’s responsible for shutting down the government. One minute they are high-fivin’ each other as they take credit for it, while in the next minute they’re blaming the shutdown on Democrats in the Senate. It’s also no surprise, as Trish noted earlier this week, that the “liberal” media is enabling them to have it both ways. Meanwhile, in reality, polls show that most voters see what’s really going on.

To underscore who is really to blame for shutting down the government, here are six quotes from Republicans owning the shutdown:

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Tar Heel Tea Party Rep. Rene Ellmers: ‘I Need My Paycheck’ – Voted for Govt Shutdown But Won’t Give Up Her Salary

Jon Ponder

I need my paycheck.

– North Carolina tea party Rep. Rene Ellmers, who voted to shut down the government, explaining why she opposes giving up her salary, even though her vote has caused 800,000 other federal government employees to go without pay.

Caught on Tape – Republicans Have Been Planning This Government Shutdown Since 2009

Jon Ponder

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As the federal government was shutting down last night, Rep. Michele Bachmann, the tea party leader, captured the moment for her cohorts, “It’s exactly what we wanted, and we got it.”

On her MSNBC show last night, As Rachel Maddow demonstrated with archival recordings of comments by tea party politicians going back to 2009 that shutting down the government has been their objective from the outset.

Rough Transcript:

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Plurality Opposes Shutting Down Government to Defund Obamacare

Buck Banks

44% to 38%

Plurality by which Americans oppose defunding Obamacare, a new CNBC Poll finds. “Opposition to defunding increases sharply when the issue of shutting down the government and defaulting is included. In that case, Americans oppose defunding 59% to 19%, with 18% of respondents unsure. The final 4% is a group of people who want to defund Obamacare, but become unsure when asked if they still hold that view if it means shutting down the government.”