The on-line euphoria is almost too much to contain.
Red State offers up a GOP strategy:
If Republicans are really serious about fighting Obamacare, now is the time to steer the ship back to full defund of Obamacare.
Instead of using their last partial delay bill as the starting point for negotiations, they should make it clear to Harry Reid that now he gets nothing. The House should begin passing defund bills with individual full-year appropriations bills that fund essential functions. They should fund the DOD, DHS, State Department, and national parks. After that, the House should continue funding more functions of government, but leave out all those departments and agencies that pertain to Obamacare, such as HHS and the IRS.
The messaging has to remain simple: we’re funding all aspects of the federal government, including those parts we don’t like, except for Obamacare.
It is interesting that Mr. Horowitz shows no inclination to admit that there is another arm of governance to consider, as if just what the GOP House dictates will be the last word.
And twitter? The #tcot twitterati are an insane hoot. You can pretend what these Teahadists write is snark, it's funnier this way
Iran shutdown the government. That's what socialist Obama was planning with Rouhani #tcot
Guess How Many Education Department Employees Are “Essential” http://herit.ag/... #tcot #tlot
Hannity's Shutdown Advice For Republicans: "Hold The Line" http://feedly.com/... #p2 #tcot
If liberals are this upset over the #shutdown, then you might be doing something right #tcot #governmentshutdown
@SenatorReid don't blame this shutdown on repubs. This is you and your incompetent party. #tcot
Senate democrats turn down bills to fund individual parts of the govt. Who's #shutdown is it again? #governmentshutdown #tcot
The longer the #shutdown goes on, the better the chance the American will see that a smaller, limited government is a good thing! #tcot
For those out there whining "But it's the law!" It’s the Law, Yes, and Most Americans Oppose It http://natl.re/...
#Obama negotiates with proven thugs and murders but won't negotiate with his own #Congress. #Syria #Iran #Russia #shutdown. #UniteBlue #tcot
So Harry, how did you think passing #Obamacare at MIDNIGHT by a PARTY-LINE vote would turn out?? #tcot #shutdown
Despite shutdown, WWII vets knock over barrier to get to memorial | The Daily Caller http://j.mp/... #tcot #teaparty
At least under this shutdown, there isn't any funding for abortion #tcot #prolife #stand4life
Since the govt is shut down, does that mean that @BarackObama will not work, and play golf instead? Hahaha #tcot
Before blaming congress for the shut down you may want to read Article 1 Section 7 of the Constitution! The House is doing their job! #tcot
As you look around at the complete mess that is currently the USA... remember who's been driving >>> Obama. #Obamacare #Shutdown #Tcot
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