"... you shut the government down, you open it up and you haven't achieved anything." Well, *yeah*! Just another case of "stupid".

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COMMENTS: 
*  "You shouldn't shut it down unless you have a great chance of success." WRONG. You shouldn't shut the government down at all.
    *  That comment is an attempt to pander to the GOP crazies... he is running in a Confederacy of Dunces.
*  Funny how the republicans don't ever mention the Hyde Amaendment when talking about defunding Planned Parenthood. Essentially they are defunding women's health services other than abortions. This is what happens when you elect religious fanatics to positions of power.
    *  ... Why should an organization that provides health care, birth control and education stop providing a legal procedure simply because a group of religious fanatics want to have minute control over a woman's body rather than letting her and her healthcare provider determine what is best for the indicidual woman?
*  When did we become an idiocracy?
    *  It's been 35 years in the making. It was also quite intentional and we can thank Reagan, Bush 1 and Lee Atwater for all of this. Unfortunately, I don't think they thought it through very well as they created the monster that will ultimately destroy their own party.
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John Kasich Points Out The Idiocy Of Shutting Down The Government Over Planned Parenthood

"You're just going to have people shake their head."

By Jennifer Bendery, September 13, 2015

Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Sunday reminded his party that shutting down the government in an effort to defund Planned Parenthood would be completely pointless.

"The president's made it clear he is not going to sign it," Kasich said on "Fox News Sunday." "I'm willing to fight all day long, but you've got to have a good prospect of being able to be successful. Because if you're not successful, you shut the government down, you open it up and you haven't achieved anything. You're just going to have people shake their head and wonder what your thinking was."

Conservatives in Congress are threatening to block legislation funding the government if it includes money for Planned Parenthood. The women's health care provider receives about $500 million a year, though no federal funds are used for abortion. Lawmakers have to pass some kind of government funding bill by Oct. 1.

Kasich said he supports defunding Planned Parenthood, but said Republicans in Congress need to "be more creative" about how they do it.

"When you shut the government down, people don't like it and you shouldn't shut it down unless you have a great chance of success," he said.

House and Senate GOP leaders have signaled they're not interested in another shutdown, but some conservatives are keeping the pressure on. 2016 GOP presidential contenders in the Senate are divided on the tactic: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is all for it, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said it's probably a bad idea to "start out with your objective to shut down government."
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