So what did Republicans get for shutting down the government for 17 days?
Their poll numbers tanked.
Their gubernatorial candidate in Virginia appears headed for defeat in next month’s election.
The business community is rethinking its support.
Veterans and the elderly are ticked off.
And any leverage they ever had to push their goals of reducing the size of government and chipping away at health-care reform is gone.
All in all, it’s been a worthwhile exercise for the GOP.
M. Ball, Republicans Shut Down The Government For Nothing, October 16th, 2013. (via robbiebaldwin)
And yet, the Tea Party is still going to label this a success as they move on to Plan TripleZ-Alpha.