I realize you are canadian these days but did you forget your civics? The houses has the power of the purse. Originates the spending bill and passed a bill which funded every existing aspect of the govt at that time. Reid and the Senate demanded more and shut down the govt till they go it.
The important thing is that the public, and business, and establishment reps didn't see it that way. The tea party gets the credit for the shutdown.
We were not talking about the important spin we were talking about the fact of who shut down the govt.
Right. The House did. If it makes you feel any better, the GOP got a record favorability score out of the deal!
I think that's true as well, they did. However, one day when we finally cannot pay our bills, it will be the Tea Party that says "we've been trying to tell you all along this was a problem."
Apparently couldn't live with what happened. http://news.msn.com/us/mississippi-tea-party-leader-mark-mayfield-dead-in-apparent-suicide