They're gonna do it, the loons are gonna do it:
The decision comes amidst a civil war within the GOP over how far to go in trying to destroy Obamacare. It shows that GOP leaders have come up empty after trying every trick in the book to talk their members back from the brink of shutting down the government over President Barack Obama's health care law. Veteran Republicans recognize that their party is likely to be blamed in the event of a shutdown, even warning that it could cost them the majority in the House, if not damage their standing in the Senate.
"Shutting down the government to get your way over an unrelated piece of legislation is the political equivalent of throwing a temper tantrum. It is just not helpful," said Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a deputy majority whip and Boehner ally, back in July. "And I think it is the sort of thing that could create a backlash that could cost the Republicans the majority in the House, which is after all the last line of defense against the president, and could materially undercut the ability of the Republicans in the Senate to capture the majority in 2014, which I think they have a decent chance to do."
It's a sign that the right flank's quixotic push to defund Obamacare, which senior Republicans have said for months is unachievable, has fully taken over the GOP, at least in the House. The effort has been led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT) and conservative activist groups like Club For Growth, Heritage Action and FreedomWorks.
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