If the government shuts down at midnight tomorrow, make no mistake, the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of President Obama and Senator Harry Reid. Last fall, and prior to the elections, the Democrats owned the House, Senate and the Presidency. It was their responsibilty to formulate and pass a budget. They failed in that endeavor. Had they done their job, they would have had the budget they wanted, continuing to spend the country into bankruptcy. What they failed to see was that the country was getting fed up with the President's out of control spending and thus, the House, through the elections was given to the Republicans, who campaigned on reigning in the spending and reducing the size of government.
The Republicans have put forth a bill to continue government operations for another week while the negotiations on the budget continue. Because the bill contains $12 Billion in cuts (a drop in the bucket when compared to the $14 Trillion Obama debt) the Democrats are willing to shut down the government.
The bill also contains funding the the military for six months. The President has called the bill a "distraction" and promises to veto the it. Alas, Mr.Obama regards our troops a distraction.
While the media will blame the GOP, make no mistake who is really to blame for any government shutdown.
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