Come on, people.    The Republicans have not said they want a total government shutdown. There are enough GOP members who remember what happened the last time there was a government shutdown.

This is just yet another purple-prose type opener by one of Mudcat's favorite purveyors of same.

It would behoove people left of center to stop caricaturing--and thus underestimating--the opposition.

It's painfully easy to be a sensible person in the face of all the overheated rhetoric around here.

But carry on.    And have fun.   I know you will.