Kevin Drum points out some simple truths about the current government shutdown. Here are five of his points about the GOP effort to deny affordable health care to American citizens:
1. Democrats have already agreed to fund the government at Republican levels.
2. Democrats in the Senate have begged the House to negotiate over the budget for the past six months, but Republicans wanted to wait until they had either a government shutdown or a debt ceiling breach as leverage, something they were very clear about all along.
3. Republicans talk about compromise, but have offered nothing in return except to keep the government intact if they get their way.
4. The public is very strongly opposed to using a government shutdown to stop Obamacare.
5. A government shutdown is likely to seriously hurt economic growth.
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