Why?
Yes, the MSM is blaming the R's for everything. BFD. They did before and and will after. However, in the battle for the hearts and minds of the people this war is playing out one by one.
1) Obamacare has started, the exchanges are are open. Many people are going to look. There were several news stories about how many hits it had gotten on it's first few days. Yet I also a couple of stories like "Zero people sign up for Obamacare in Louisiana." and "People unable to enroll in Obamacare due to many glitches." People calling the 1-800-F1UCKYO number being on hold for hours and hours. Or being told to expect a callback at X time, and that call never coming.
Then there are the stories of people seeing the rates and saying "Screw that." and not enrolling.
Obamacare's implementation seems to be the
Titanic in slow motion.
2) Despite the news media, most people still are going on with their daily lives uneffected. Which explains the desperate measures taken to ensure that shutdown "hurts". (e.g. http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/shutdown-theater-feds-now-barricading-scenic-overlooks/ ) The longer this goes on more stupid they will pile on. Even the media is taking note as to how much is "non-essential"
http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/04/shutdown-highlights-basic-fact-most-of-government-is-non-essential/ It's TIME magazine for chrissakes !!! Former home of Obama mouthpiece Jay Carney.
So Let's go Shutdown !! The longer it lasts, the weaker Obama and Democrats become. They can't afford to let the people know how little they need them, so expect more things like threatening not to Social Security or Veterans Benefits. They have make us feel the pain and come running to them to save us from the mean and evil Republicans.
Really, who's evil ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9tJVpxO2Fc