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I've been hearing mixed messages on the above. I kept seeing reference to the 980 billion, but that it was only for a funding bill that lasts through the Debt Ceiling Crisis and not the level for the full year. In which case it's kind of a disingenuous notion to put out.
Politically speaking, the Republicans would've been far more intelligent to string out the ACA thing right up till the point of no return, and worked on getting a full year CR at lower spending levels as a fall back. Could've gone back to their base and truthfully say they did everything reasonably possible to stop ACA at this point, AND that they managed to cut spending. I think actually going forward with a shutdown over this was amazingly stupid politically.
My sentiments exactly. I couldn't have said it better.