The Senate is expected to meet and vote on Republicans’ stopgap government funding again on Monday, but the vote is not expected to get sufficient Democratic support for passage, NPR reports.

Who is/are to blame for the shutdown? Each party is blaming the other, and initial polling indicates the general public mostly blames the party in power. 

This column and the one on the right are for your thoughts on the matter. To wit:

It’s the GOP’s Fault -- I blame Republicans, who control all three branches of government.

They keep blaming the Dems, natch, partly with the ridiculous claim the party wants illegals to keep getting health care. NOT even possible!

President Felon is using this shutdown to do more damage and get rid of more of his so-called "enemies" –Jean Halliday, via Facebook (identifies politically as “independent.”)

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