The view from the op-ed pages: GOP takes a beating
The nation’s editorial boards spent Tuesday much the way tourists on the Mall did, expressing their outrage over the government shutdown. The overwhelming number of editorial boards came to the same conclusion: That Republicans — specifically the tea party caucus — are to blame. Even those editorial boards that don’t like the Affordable Care Act think shutting down the government is a bridge too far.
Here’s a sampling of the editorials from around the country:
Kansas City Star: “The government of the people of the United States is partially shut down because a faction of the Republican Party insists on tying further spending to the crippling of President Barack Obama’s health care law.”
The Oregonian: “Not everyone with reservations about the law believes it’s necessary to shut down national parks to express them. That’s not to say the Affordable Care Act, in which Oregon is heavily invested, is wonderful legislation. It’s not. It’s a complex piece of work approved in highly partisan fashion[.] … [T]his week’s events won’t help Republicans make the case that they offer a credible, serious alternative to the party that created [the ACA].”
Seattle Times: “Washington’s get-along, go-along Republican members of Congress must start showing some independence. A good place to begin is by voting “no” on the wacky ideological diversions of their fringe colleagues.”
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