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"This cynical attack by Republicans on the living standards of their own really does show how entirely phony and political (in the very worst sense of that word) they have been in creating this crisis. The government is shut for only one reason: Boehner wants to keep his job. This is not a sufficient cause for throwing hundreds of thousands of other people out of theirs. “This is the conservative right versus the reckless right,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Budget Committee Democrat. “The country should not become the victim of the Republican civil war.”
...The right-wing minority that has plunged government into chaos should be seen for what it is: a narrow slice of public opinion whose power has been amplified by gerrymandered districts and a far-right echo chamber. It cannot expect to dictate to the nation’s majority.
The last election should have set the Republican Party on a more constructive path. Unfortunately, the governing wing of the GOP is still intimidated by the apocalyptic wreckers. This embarrassing chapter can end only when the wreckers are pushed to the sidelines. There, they will be free to spin their fantasies without endangering the republic."
THE WASHINGTON POST: Why this government shutdown is different
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