Opinions on the U.S. federal government shutdown

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Madison

I'm not sold either. I was being facetious. Honestly, I think it's a really stupid idea that is ridiculous on its face and I'm dumbfounded as to how anyone could propose it as a viable solution for the problem our government is currently facing.

Forgive me. Read your post too quickly.

Originally Posted by efoote868

Not really, because you're assuming there exists some politician that doesn't share fault.

You can try to blame the "other side," but I can guarantee that about half of America will disagree with you.

No, I'm stating that not all the politicians share the same amount of fault. There are certainly groups here who are more at fault than others, and to put a general blame on all of them does nothing to solve the problem.

It's not about blaming the "other side," so much as creating an educated viewpoint of the series of events that led up to this point. When a failure to pass a budget results in a government shutdown, the burden of proof should be clearly placed upon the obstructionist group to validate their actions.