Excuse me Speaker Boehner, but you seem to have misspoke. You said this,
“This isn’t some damn game, the American people don’t want their government shut down, and neither do I.”
But what about...
...this:
On day three of the partial government shutdown, a new CBS News poll reveals that a large majority of Americans disapprove of the shutdown and more are blaming Republicans than President Obama and the Democrats for it.
Fully 72 percent of Americans disapprove of shutting down the federal government over differences on the Affordable Care Act; just 25 percent approve of this action. Republicans are divided: 48 percent approve, while 49 percent disapprove. Most tea party supporters approve of the government shutdown – 57 percent of them do.
Mr. Speaker! Are you accusing the Tea Party of not being part of the "American People?"
And if you are, why are you doing their bidding?