Adding Levity to the Shut Down Situation

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NOT from the Onion (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/house-gop-signals-shutdown-with-yet-another-anti-obamacare-vote):

But the more moderate Republicans are deeply frustrated by their right-leaning colleagues.

"The lemmings will like it," Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) told reporters of the new CR plan, referring to conservative GOP lawmakers. "I would say the leadership has been backed into a corner by the lemmings."

When TPM reached out to his office, his spokesman requested to add to Nunes' quote: "But I'd be hesitant to refer to them as lemmings because that'd be an insult to lemmings."

AND

"The 2010 election was all about Obamacare. And I know me and my class members came to fight with every tool that we have," said Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC). "And so if we can delay, defund -- anything we can do with Obamacare, that's what we came here for."

What about the 2012 election? TPM asked. "I'm sorry -- ask that again?" he said, before adding: "Oh I was re-elected in 2012 too, so I can stand on that."

Republicans were "totally unified" in the meeting, said Rep. John Duncan (R-TN).

Will the plan pass? "I'm not sure about that," Duncan said. "I've got another meeting to go to."