http://spectator.org/archives/2011/04/11/shut-the-people-down

“The goal was to inflict as much inconvenience and pain on the American public and lock them into supporting the Administration’s perspective on the budget fight,” says a White House source. “It was our nuclear option, but we saw how a government shutdown under Gingrich just destroyed Republican standing with the public, and we felt we could achieve that kind of damage and more, even if we really didn’t have to.”

“Basically, making life easy for the American public was not something that would have helped us,” says another White House aide. “We controlled the executive branch and the federal environment. How could we basically do what would have been great for tourists, and then have media reports showing business as usual in Washington for tourists that undercut our arguments and our fight?”

I just watched Mitt Romney’s exploratory committee on Greta and realized why I don’t like him – he seems like he’s perpetually about to tell me it’s a win-win. He’s everything I dislike about American businessmen – form over substance, cliche over wisdom.

PS in Texas it refers to the weather

I dont get it. Romney declares and your doing a show about Huckabee?

… like the guy used to say on Saturday Night Live: THAT’S the ticket!!