[Always A Marine]

“Shutting down the entire government over something never did make sense to the American people — still doesn’t and won’t in the future,” Sen. Richard Burr, a member of Mr. Boehner’s inner circle, told the Times.

Senator Burr presents a straw man argument, alleging that any GOP move to defund Obama's illegal immigration actions will result in "shutting down the entire government." This is cover for the GOP's unwillingness to restore regular order and accountability by passing twelve separate appropriations bills -- one for each executive department. If Obama elects to veto any one of those bills, its single failure would only leave that one department without funding. From Senator Burr's comments, it sounds like the Republicans don't even have the courage to pass a real budget. Damn them!

[Ray76]

Exactly right.