Pundits are predicting that republicans will get most of the blame for shutting down the government. They are probably right about that. The main stream media will do everything possible to focus blame on republicans. President Obama will definitely blame republicans and so will Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Within a very short period of time, most people will understand that republicans are willing to shut down the government to stop ObamaCare.<\/p>\n
But the real question is not who wins this battle, but rather who wins this war. Democrats are caught between a rock and a hard place. The problem is that ObamaCare is a train wreck. The best thing that could happen for democrats would be a one year delay.\u00a0 Instead, democrats are demanding that we fund ObamaCare now and implement it immediately.\u00a0 It is the ultimate “ready or not here we come” play.\u00a0\u00a0I believe that in taking this position, democrats\u00a0are setting themselves up for a huge problem right around the corner. Ultimately, the biggest loss for democrats may come from winning this battle.<\/p>\n
In every war, there are casualties on both sides and a lot of collateral damage.\u00a0 Both parties have decided to go all in on ObamaCare.\u00a0 This time, the rejection of the revised House bill went strictly along party lines.\u00a0 Every single Democrat in the Senate voted to fully fund ObamaCare with no delays.\u00a0 They also voted to add that awful tax on medical devices.\u00a0 Every Republican in the Senate voted no.\u00a0\u00a0At some point, republicans are likely to yield to democrats and partially fund ObamaCare.\u00a0\u00a0That will appear to be a major win for democrats, but\u00a0the more they gain the more they lose.<\/p>\n
If ObamaCare is the train wreck most people predict, then by going all in democrats will own it.\u00a0 One the other hand, if ObamaCare is a major success, republicans are making a huge mistake.<\/p>\n
Sometimes a government shutdown just shows how little positive impact the government has on our lives.\u00a0 Everything that matters will go on, just as before.\u00a0 The grim predictions of terrible things will not happen.\u00a0 Eventually even the main stream media will notice that the world will keep on turning with or without the aid of the federal government.\u00a0 The risk here for democrats is that there is a government shutdown and no one notices.<\/p>\n
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Pundits are predicting that republicans will get most of the blame for shutting down the government. They are probably right about that. The main stream media will do everything possible to focus blame on republicans. President Obama will definitely blame … Continue reading