So now the true party of NO will be seen for what it is.  It wasn't the republicans that shut down the gov't. It was the democrats unwilling to give an inch that shut it down. The proof was they had professionally made signs (closing parks) ready to post the first day of the shutdown. The paperwork would take longer to get approved than making the actual sign. The democrats are going to try and block everything it can.  Good thing there's always the phone and the pen. Thank you President Obama.