Freep this Poll

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[Mikmur]

Who do you think is responsible if the government shuts down?

[bluejay]

By splitting the Democrats and Obama, Politico made sure that Republicans will be blamed in this poll.

[bronxville]

Agree.

[Gene Eric]

For those that can’t add... I guess you’re right.

[wolficatZ]

“By splitting the Democrats and Obama, Politico made sure that Republicans will be blamed in this poll.”

What? I can’t vote to blame Palin?

[mountainbunny]

I couldn't care less if the federal government shut down for a long while. So, I blame everyone and encourage them to shut down.

[BerryDingle]

The longer, the more money saved.

[Monorprise]

“By splitting the Democrats and Obama, Politico made sure that Republicans will be blamed in this poll.”

I disagree its obvious enough how to add Obama and the congressional democrats.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Result for Republicans:

“Republicans - They’re ready to throw out the baby with the bathwater.”

wtf?

[SatinDoll]

I, too, noticed that.

[Iron Munro]

Dems......31%

Repubs....40%

Obama.....17%

All.......10%

Not Sure.. 0%

They’re short by 2%

[Marty62]

seems like 47 % blame Zero-D and rest of D’s. NOT Republicans

[bluejay]

> I disagree its obvious enough how to add Obama and the congressional democrats.

It might be obvious, but the poll results will be reported as: “Most responders (X%) blame Republicans.” I would bet that very few readers will be checking the questions and doing the arithmetic.

[John D]

The longer, the more money saved.

It never works that way. They send the workers home. Restore funding and give all the workers back the pay they lost.

[Straight8]

Incomplete choice list. George Bush isn’t on it. /s

[Rocky]

It might be obvious, but the poll results will be reported as: “Most responders (X%) blame Republicans.” I would bet that very few readers will be checking the questions and doing the arithmetic.

I'm sure you are correct. If the results get reported at all, they probably won't tell what the other choices were, or what percentage they got. Just "most responders blame Republicans."

[Quix]

It is a policy to rarely participate in polls

when the purpose of the pole is not included in the title of the thread.

My time is important to me.

I want to know what the poll’s about before I open the thread and click the link to go there.

[Kaslin]

What poll? I don’t see any poll

[Thermalseeker]

I couldn't care less if the federal government shut down for a long while.

Precisely! We need a gubmint shut down to remind some in the crowd how useless most gubmint functions really are and little we need the overwhelming majority of what we call gubmint in the first place.......

[kittymyrib]

Belgium has been without a government for almost a year. No one misses it much. Our masters in D. C. certainly would hate for taxpayers to catch on that they’d be better off with only local and state government, rather than being fleeced to keep the bloated money pit on the Potomac afloat.