re: #10 Gus

Toomey voted yes on the Senate “fiscal cliff” bill.

Because voting ‘no’ would have resulted in a worse outcome than voting yes. Toomey was elected in 2010, and won’t have to face the voter again till 2016, so he could afford to vote for it.

But “We Republicans need to be willing to tolerate a temporary, partial government shutdown” is not evidence of a desire to shut the government down. What Sen. Toomey is saying is that a temporary, partial shutdown is preferable to continued runaway spending.

What to avoid a shutdown, Dems? Propose some cuts, at least half not in defense. Because the government is overspending and its spending does need to be cut.