Obama’s Dysfunctional Shutdown Strategy  The president simply
refuses to negotiate with Republicans.  President Barack Obama,
shown here addressing the nation on Sept. 10, 2013, heads to New
York Monday for the U.N. General Assembly.   The president is
taking a huge political risk by choosing to ignore the
Republicans in hopes that he can gain political capital in the
long run and attempt to diminish the other side. However, his
strategy is starting to backfire.  President Obama's and the
liberal Democrats' refusal to negotiate with the other side is a
destructive path. The Democrats believed that by painting the
tea party as anarchists and Republicans as hostage takers they
could win the fight. However, the Democrats are looking more
like the obstructionist party, while the Republicans appear to
take on the role of fighting for the people.  A White House
senior administration official even stated that "we are winning
… it doesn't really matter to us" how long the shutdown lasts.
With those types of comments,