Originally posted by: MisterPicture
"Both sides have been using that government shutdown threat for multiple decades."
Mr. Both-Sides, Charles, strikes again! But this time with a difference: This time he's just lying.
They have. Look it up, Beatrice. Look to those eras when the D's controlled both houses of Congress, and / or when the President was a D. Or look to the instances when those roles are reversed, for that matter. I'd concede that the R's may have been more directly responsible for it in more recent years..in their effort to curtail the Congress from spending us into oblivion. In those instances where they were apparently more responsible, it was
usually about deficit reduction and reduced spending. That is the core reason for most shutdowns even though multiple additional and separate issues are debated....but that's a basic infallible difference between the two parties..again, generally speaking. It takes two to tango in this shutdown musical, Delbert. So if you really want to adhere to real truths instead of calling folks a liar, the fact is both parties have and will continue to contribute to the incidence of shutdowns; it's inherent differences in the ideological approach to spending as a base cause ( not each and every time, but often). Though, R's are somewhat more fond of spending tax dollars on things that explode / make noise / fly faster and further, etc. I'll admit to that.
And, since you called me a liar..you can kith my azimuth...and subsequently plant the accusation deep in your sigmoid flexure. After those actions take place we're even, you pot-stirrer.
Have a nice day, though.