www.politicususa.com/2013/09/19/karl-rove-frightened-gops-shutdown-tactics.html
"Karl Rove is right about one thing, and perhaps one thing only. The Republican Party’s hell-bent obsession with shutting down the government will not end well for them if they succeed. Shutting down the government may bolster their Tea Party credentials with the GOP base back home, but it will not play well with Independents. Should a government shutdown come to pass, it will be a hollow victory for the GOP Congress for it will seal their fate in 2014, and end their reign in the House. Again, if it were not for all the lives adversely affected by a government shutdown, this act of political suicide might be a welcome exercise in legislative failure, since it could signal an end to A Republican controlled House come 2014."
