The Suicidal Shutdown: Hyper-Partisan Fever Rules the Government

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As the clock ticks towards midnight on Monday, there’s little hope cooler congressional heads will prevail. John Avlon on the rot of hyper-partisanship that ails our body politic.

Published Sep. 29 2013 9:49AM EDT

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It was darkly appropriate that Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) rallied his conservative colleagues on Saturday to vote for a government shutdown by saying “Like 9/11, Let’s Roll!” Because this legislative plane is headed defiantly nose-down into the ground.

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The Suicidal Shutdown: Hyper-Partisan Fever Rules the Government

As the clock ticks towards midnight on Monday, there’s little hope cooler congressional heads will prevail. John Avlon on the rot of hyper-partisanship that ails our body politic.

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