Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:  Why
wouldn't Speaker John Boehner put a "clean resolution" to end
the government shutdown up for a vote in the House? Because it
would pass with Democrats and moderate Republicans.  Rather than
do that and keep government functioning, he is holding the
country hostage to achieve an ideological pipe dream.  The Tea
Party will lose this battle; the only question is how much
damage Boehner will let it inflict before he allows a vote.
Rich Nessler  We have a party that is fighting for middle-class
Americans, and it is usually blamed for everything; folks blame
"those horrible Tea Party" people. Neither Democrats nor
Republicans like us Tea Partyers because we are mostly
independents. You know, that silent faction that isn't silent
anymore.  Kathy Long Wuest  As a voting registered Republican, I
think the GOP has lost its marbles. The Tea Party boat needs to
be dry-docked. We need real tax and spending reform, not
grandstanding at the expense of the Amer