The Republican party is seriously handicapped when it comes to dealing with the public.

They never seem to get anything right.

Of course, the media does them no favors either, generally presenting things from bias towards the left.

Technically it is the Senate and the President who shut down the government by refusing to act on the House Budget Bill.

There is absolutely nothing new in this political game. It used to be known as legislation by appropriation and this is by no means the first time it has been done.

Also just because it is a law (the ACA) doesn’t mean that it has to be funded or enforced. There have been more than a couple of laws passed by Congress that the Executive Branch simply ignored.