Are you that blind or partisan? The DEMOCRATS controled both houses of congress and the White House until January. They were supposed to pass a budget by October 1 and refused. They could have come back after the election and passed a budget. They failed. The House has passed H.R. 1 twice since the Republicans assumed control, which would fund the government and the DEMOCRATS in the Senate have yet to pass a finance bill. And the HOUSE needs maturity and intelligence? This all lays at the feet of the Democrats who refuse to accept any semblance of fiscal responsiblity.
and how soon we forget. The Republicans threatened a filibuster to the Budget to get their tax cuts for the wealthy. Also, why didn't Republicans balk when Bush was spending like a madman. Spending was up 70% over his reign. Yes, Yes, I know Dems voted for all this spending as well in the house, but, there wasn't a tea party yet to cowtow to, so now we, as a Country, have to deal with all this posturing for the 2012 elections, which includes cowtowing to who will eventually find their campaigns (via having greenhouse spending eliminated)
They are all a bunch of crooks. We, as Americans, should be pushing for a Bill that disallows any shutdown of
our government. It's striking, and we should be able to fire them all. They want to take away the rights of unions to collective bargaining, then they should reap what they sow.