Originally Posted by bronco67

That stunt is part of their game plan.

I really hope there's not an agreement to open the government back up one piece at a time. It should be all or nothing.

The Republicans do have a strategy, but it should be obvious to any half-witted person what they're doing. Firstly, they carry 99% of the blame for shutting down the government, when you consider the FACT they couldn't pass funding until they abolished, or delayed a healthcare law that's already a LAW. It exists now, and that's it.

We've mostly seen it in movies, but in a hostage situation, the captor will release a hostage every few hours to prolong the situation until they can figure out a way to escape. And why not sneak in a photo op now and then? You can try to look like a hero who gives a shit about the people whose lives your playing with(like the park ranger thing). The president should stick to his guns until those stupid fuckers start eating each other in the aisles. Don't give them a damn thing. Let the blame from the public go on them (like it already is doing), and hopefully most of them will get voted out of their seats in 2014.