Paul on Shutdown: ‘It Was a Dumb Idea’ — Even if ‘it Appeared I Was Participating in It’

Paul Well I said ░░░░░░░░ the whole battle that ░░░░░░░░ down the government was ░░░░░░░░ dumb idea Even though ░░░░░░░░ did appear as if ░░░░░░░░ was participating in it ░░░░░░░░ said it was a ░░░░░░░░ idea And the reason ░░░░░░░░ voted for it though ░░░░░░░░ that it s a ░░░░░░░░ Here s the conundrum ░░░░░░░░ have a 17 trillion ░░░░░░░░ and people at home ░░░░░░░░ me you can t ░░░░░░░░ the president a blank ░░░░░░░░ We just can t ░░░░░░░░ raising the debt ceiling ░░░░░░░░ conditions So unconditionally raising ░░░░░░░░ debt ceiling nobody at ░░░░░░░░ wants me to vote ░░░░░░░░ that and I can ░░░░░░░░ vote for that But ░░░░░░░░ conundrum is if I ░░░░░░░░ t we do approach ░░░░░░░░ deadlines So there is ░░░░░░░░ impasse In 2011 though ░░░░░░░░ had this impasse and ░░░░░░░░ president did negotiate We ░░░░░░░░ the sequester If we ░░░░░░░░ to extend the sequester ░░░░░░░░ discretionary spending to all ░░░░░░░░ entitlements we would actually ░░░░░░░░ our problem within a ░░░░░░░░ years.”