government for any reason. for any one unbearable thing. it s not a last resort way for republicans to try to get this one thing that s very important to them that they can t get any other way. it s not that. it s just they want to shut down the government. any policy excuse to do that is as good as any other. and jim demint has now just decided that the whole policy hook, that s beside the point. shutdown itself is good because government itself is bad, governing itself must be stopped, legislating itself is evil and must be stopped, which is a relatively cogent sentiment coming from someone with a black bandanna over their face running with a smash the state banner at a wto in the 90s. mr. demint, when you spoke to your guidance counselor in high school, did that person really suggest governing as a good career path for you? because the country does need running. it does need governing. and if you are against that on principle, then government service maybe shouldn t be the right