everything, the people that are just beginning to pay attention to some of these audits are just learning about it, and they probably ask themselves, why was there something wrong, why didn t need to be audited, and so it begins this so drip drip drip. that withers away the foundation of what otherwise should be the strongest most robust democracy on the planet. there is the possibility of a government shutdown moving an aaron blake wrote this today, the last corner signature you has featured an increasing number of such standoffs with republicans genuinely seeking something from a democratic president to rein in spending. in almost every case though, republicans want up bearing most of the blame, and they really got much in the way of concessions to show for it. can you explain why they keep playing this game? well a lot of it is up to robert s point about money. it s about driving the base,