[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames

The blame for this shut down is on both parties. Should the Republicans have started off with a complete defunding of Obamacare, probably not. However, there ending proposal certainly makes sense to me.

If Obama wants to unilaterally delay the implementation of the employer mandate that why is it so unreasonable that the individual mandate be delayed for one year as well. The law was passed like it or not so implement the entire thing as it was meant to be implemented when it was passed or delay all of it for one year. Don't pick and choose what part of the law you want to implement.

Also if Obamacare is as great a thing as everyone seems to think it is than why are Congress and congressional staffers exempt from it. I don't think the GOP request, to all of congress and congressional staffers be subject to the law, is unreasonable.

The Democrats are just as much to blame in this shut down as the GOP.

serious?