Shutdowns, Hostages, Tantrums, and Abuse  Let me get the words
about the shutdown that have been stuck in my mind, out:  The
GOP has decidedly held countless government jobs hostage in this
shutdown until the Democrats drop the Affordable Care Act. The
Republicans are making a point to tell the Democrats, “Drop the
ACA, or these people aren’t going to get back to work because
you’re not compromising.”  Capitol Hill, not shutdown  Capitol
Hill, not shutdown  I’ve watched a lot of movies in my time, and
I have seen many where bad guys go into a building, take the
money, and hold people hostage demanding that they receive a
getaway vehicle and additional money. They sometimes will even
say that it will be the cop’s fault if a hostage dies, because
they didn’t fulfill their end of the bargain. This does sound a
bit familiar in the shutdown, doesn’t it?  A common domestic
abuse case might revolve around the victim always being blamed
for the hole in the wall that the abuser caused. To recompense,
the victim may be