The government is now headed for its first shut down in over 17 years. House republicans passed a bill to keep the republicans going, including a year delay to the Affordable Care act, known as obamacare. Democrats who control the senate said before and after the vote that changes to obamacare is dead on arrival. If republicans could find votes in the senate to pass their plan, which they cant. Barack obama promised to veto the bill. House Speaker John Boehner believes the latest action could reflect some of the blame for the shutdown, and the pr and political battle over who is at fault has begun. A rare weekend session for the house. Emotions are running high. The republican majority will vote to shut the government down. Republicans say democrats are missing the point because they are too tide to obamacare. Why are we doing this . Number one, this is a program that is too expensive to afford. As both sides watch the clock and wait the blame game takes center stage. The house last ni