The Federalist By: Eddie Scarry
Anybody who’s been through a federal government “shutdown” in the past knows two things: 1) outside of Washington shutdowns go largely unfelt by the average American, and 2) the dying news media will cover the stall with hysteria, plus blame Republicans. Which is why it’s really interesting to see that this particular shutdown is not getting that same treatment by the media this time.
No, in fact, Politico, the most Washington-drama-obsessed news publication of them all on Thursday described the current shutdown as “lowkey.” The reason for the discrepancy is painfully obvious — Democrats are undeniably at fault for this one and for very, very indefensible reasons.
A typical shutdown goes like this: Republicans and Democrats have a fundamental disagreement on some funding issue, and the media immediately get to work amping up sob stories about seniors not getting their Social Security checks because Republicans oppose one thing or another. The point is to portray Republicans, with an undeserved reputation for opposing government spending, as sociopaths dead set on starving grandma…
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