[*]Contrary to what you might want to believe,
both parties have engineered government shutdowns over the years.
LinkYou are correct, sir...9 to 12 with the GOP in the lead.
Today however, we are staring at an actual default on the national debt, first time in the nation's history, I believe.
Government shutdowns hurt a lot of people but a default on the debt....we're talking "no milk in the store" style economic collapse....GLOBAL STYLE.
Make no mistake Golem, I recognize that this silly brinksmanship has occurred in the past on a smaller level, what we're talking about here is pure Jim Jones People's Temple stuff.
