Republicans Ready For December Shutdown (They want and demand a shutdown)

[UCmeNdc]

With House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) exiting at the end of October, the December deadline will be in the hands of new leadership -- presumably current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who is running to replace Boehner. If conservatives have their way, McCarthy will listen to them more than his predecessor did and take an aggressive stance on core conservative policies, forcing as many presidential vetoes as possible.

Coming out of a Republican conference meeting on Tuesday morning, lawmakers warned that with the party in flux, December could prove a nightmare. Members of the House Freedom Caucus, who edged Boehner out, will fight to have a say in the leadership scramble Boehner's resignation has set in motion. They want a speaker who will force confrontations on must-pass bills like government-funding measures.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-december-shutdown_560aa8c4e4b0af3706dde150

[yeoman6987]

1. So the media is going to discuss this daily until December?

Great. Ugh. Leave it alone. They said the same thing the last two months.

[davidpdx]

2. Yep and do you know what this is going to drowned out?

The Democratic Primary. We'll hear plenty about the Republican candidates, but pretty much nothing about our side except for the night of the debate and maybe the day after.

[UCmeNdc]

5. The Press will print everything the GOP says with no challenge to their narrative.

[Gothmog]

3. A shutdown over PP is really stupid

A shutdown during the Christmas or holiday period will be really dumb

[Vinca]

4. The current GOP is probably the biggest bunch of losers ever assembled.

The only thing stupider is the people who vote for them. I don't get it.