Shutdown Update 10/4 4:30pm: Harry Reid and President Obama are continuing to say they won't negotiate. “We are winning…It doesn’t really matter to us (how long the shutdown lasts)” was the statement a senior White House official gave to the Wall Street Journal. Speaker Boehner angrily responded to that comment by saying "this isn't some damn game!" I agree with the Speaker on this issue, and I believe many Democrats are starting to see the light as well. 57 House Democrats have joined with Republicans to end the politics and move forward on fully funding the key portions of our federal government that we can all agree on. Unfortunately, there are indications that Harry Reid and President Obama are more interested in theatrics than solving problems. My colleague, Congressman Mark Sanford, pointed out that this is the first time in the history of the country that the Lincoln memorial has ever been closed due to a government shutdown. The World War II Memorial, which is an open air memorial, has also been closed to create powerful images for the nightly news, but is unnecessarily politicizing a monument honoring our Greatest Generation. I can't help but think that previous Presidents wouldn't stoop to the level of playing politics with our country's veterans. I can tell you one thing President Obama managed to do today. He sent out a campaign e-mail urging his supporters to send angry tweets to Republican Congressmen. I don't care if you're conservative, liberal, or independent; I think we can agree that campaigning is not leading. And we need a President right now who will lead and work with the people's representatives to end this shutdown.
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