Republicans Blame Each Other After Shutdown Fiasco
Republicans began a new week pointing fingers at each other Sunday following a 16-day government shutdown and near-default that left the nation worse off and the GOP taking most of the blame.
If there was a theme to the round of Sunday morning talk shows looking back at the fiasco, it was the determination of most Republicans - from Senate leaders to past and potential future presidential candidates - to move on rather than focus on this month’s failed battles.
Sen. John McCain called the effort to defund President Obama’s health care expansion “a fool’s errand.” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell vowed there will be no more government shutdowns. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush accused the party of stepping on its message.
“There will not be another government shutdown. You can count on that,” McConnell said on CBS’ Face the Nation. “Shutting down the government, in my view, is not conservative policy.”
“What we need to do is move forward with immigration reform, get a positive agenda for America,” said McCain, the party’s 2008 presidential candidate, on CNN’s State of the Union.
