Who caused the government shutdown, Republicans or Democrats?

Question

Who caused the government shutdown, Republicans or Democrats?

Answer 1

Cry baby Obama is being petulant because he is not getting his way, so obviously it was the Democrats.

Answer 2

Obama and the Democrats partially shut down the government. The Spite House at its best.

Answer 3

The Democrats made it clear that they would not accept a budget that altered Obamacare in any way.

The Republicans made it clear that they would not submit a budget that did not alter Obamacare in some way.



Neither side budged.



You tell me.



Back in 2005, George Bush asked Congress to pass an emergency spending bill to provide armored Humvees, body armor and other supplies for the troops fighting in Iraq.



The Democrats in Congress wanted to use Bush's motivation to get this spending bill passed to promote their own agenda - so they provided the funding in a bill that also included the requirement for a hard date for withdrawal - which was completely counter to our military strategy over there. They also added a lot of additional, non-military spending to the bill in anticipation that it would be easier to pass that legislation if it was piggy-backed to the Iraq Emergency Spending Bill.



Bush refused to accept the bill as written - the Democrats refused to budge on their demands.



Whose fault was it that the troops did not get the armor?



This is the way our government works. Usually, it produces some compromise and enables all voices to be heard - but in some cases it produces some very negative stalemates like furloughed government workers or dead soldiers.

Answer 4

it was both, the democrats were being stubborn by not even opening their minds to a compromise, and the republicans were saying they would never agree to the affordable care act. Thus resulting in a total disagreement and shutdown of federal government.

Answer 5

Republicans, and until they realize that the country isn't up for one more round of their tantrum over ACA, they were bragging about how we wouldn't notice it, and how it would show the country how little we need government. Bachmann bragged about how she was so happy about it.

Then they began to hear complaints about the parks, and they said Obama did it, like he had a red pen and was saying this is fine, and that's not.



This is about funding the government, paying working people, making sure vets have food, and infants have formula. Parks were closed, Head Start closed, people had to stay home from work to care for the kids. People on all levels noticed, you didn't even have to work for the government, just have a business that sold to the government.



This is all and entirely on Republicans trying for the forty second time to defund or delay or just plain end the Affordable Care Act. That's it, that's all.

Answer 6

The people who are attempting to use it for leverage.



Republicans thought they could blame the Democrats for shutting down the government while using the fact that the government is shut down as a bargaining chip. It doesn't work like that. If reopening the government is what Republicans have to offer in exchange for lord knows what, it only follows that they are the ones who closed it in the first place.

Answer 7

Both sides equally and the President especially.

Answer 8

Who is jumping for joy that this shutdown occurred?

Who is demanding that the government re-open?



The first party shut it down.

Answer 9

Their mutual failure to Agree on ANYTHING.



If you are a 35+ year old Lawyer, it's called Brinksmanship.



the other places you see it is in a nursery school playroom.

Answer 10

Republicans, especially teabaggers.

Answer 11

Republicans, they could of kept Obamacare attack seperate without shutdown.

Answer 12

O'bama and the Democratic party

Answer 13

They sure got you fooled, don't they.



Nobody cares about that now, man.



Yesterday's news.

Answer 14

Obama.

Answer 15

the ones getting more blame in the polls

Answer 16

obama!!!!!