government. what would come next, when soldiers rnd aren t paid, when seniors fear for their medicare and social security and when the fbi is off-duty. a sentiment echoed by a growing number of top republicans. a shutdown would provide uncertainty to the employers of our country and specifically here in the state. democrats recall how the 1995 shutdown damaged then house speaker newt gingrich and helped bill clinton win re-election. but that doesn t mean they want history to repeat itself. it might be conventional wisdom that we ought to be cheering on the crazies, but i m not sure in this instance, particularly since it s around this really important health care achievement. i m not sure in this instance, that conventional wisdom holds. a dozen senators signing on to a letter by utah republican mike lee. a cruz spokesman released a statement saying the senator