Conventional wisdom Quote by Michael J. Knowles

We know that a government shutdown is gonna blamed on the Republicans no matter who, what, when, where, why. You want to give the…

— Rush Limbaugh

To be fair, Republicans are not blameless. The deficit began to spiral out of control on President Bush's watch.

— Rob Woodall

The thing that is different I think from the years ago, when I was covering the shutdown at the Clinton White House. Then, it…

— Susan Page

A government shutdown, it isn't the end of the world. It`s a bad thing. The government stops working for a few days. We cover…

— Ezra Klein

What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other…

— Trey Gowdy

Government shutdowns do not actually become what the term implies. Two-thirds of the government cannot shut down. We're only talking about the third of…

— Rush Limbaugh

You can't blame the administration and the Republicans for taking us back to deficits, for spending the Social Security surplus and assaulting the environment.…

— William J. Clinton

Make no mistake about it, my friends - Republicans, the American people are never going to forget that it was you who shut down…

— David Scott

A government shutdown is inexcusable.

— Darlene Senger

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

— Chaka Fattah

I mean, the idea of a government shutdown, it's a consequence of our system.

— Dan Crenshaw

Donald Trump was sent to Washington to drain the swamp. If the Democrat Party, as losers, can continue to thwart the winners with this…

— Rush Limbaugh