[itsanaccount]

GOP apparently had enough votes to pass a budget by reconciliation. Which means the riders they want to add on, dropping Obamacare funding expansions are at minimum important enough to shut down over.

They do not seem to be acting in good faith, not sending people to negotiate any of this. Combined with the leaking presidents comments about being able to force through things under shutdown they wouldn't be able to otherwise, I think a reasonable interpretation is this shutdown is intentional and part of someone's plan.

edit: since subtext is dead its called Project 2025 and it's supposed to be a "bloodless coup" of the federal government. And if that isn't obvious by now please wake up.

[mikeyouse]

Also the current OMB director along with the President have apparently decided they can just carry out rescissions of any spending they don’t like, even though the spending is congressionally mandated. Republicans in the house don’t care to address the fact they’ve ceded the Purse to the White House so why would Democrats negotiate a spending bill when the president can decide he’s not going to follow-through on D priorities after the bill is approved?

[HumblyTossed]

The Heritage Foundation was founded in mid 70s. This has been their long game since.

[LadyCailin]

Republicans haven’t acted in good faith since Newt Gingrich.

[jennyholzer]

That's giving Ronald Reagan a lot of credit.

edit: Forgot about Watergate for a second there.

[LadyCailin]

True! But I think in general, those were the exception, not the rule. Gingrich changed the party as a whole to grab power more than anything else, including respecting democracy or honesty.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Revolution