NBC’s Gregory: ‘Universal Feeling’ GOP ‘Will Feel Most of the Heat’ in Government Shutdown

NBC's Gregory: 'Universal Feeling' GOP 'Will Feel Most of the Heat' in Government Shutdown (NewsBusters)

A shutdown could mean furloughs and tens of thousands of government and military workers would have to settle for IOUs instead of paychecks. That's not all. Want to get away? Not so fast. National parks and museums, even the National Zoo, all closed. Bad news for tourists, but also for hotels, restaurants, and travel companies that serve them. If you're heading overseas, better already have your passport. Those applications will stall.

The House then has to make a decision, do they want to have another fight over ObamaCare, over defunding this?...Here again, House Republicans, especially the leadership, thinks it's a more palatable fight to say, "Okay, we're not going to defund ObamaCare, but can we try to delay it? We've already delayed parts of it, the President has, so why not delay more of it?" My big question, what does that get you in the end? What's the real end game here? The law is still the law. It's been upheld by the Supreme Court. And it's going to have its effects, positive and negative, as we move forward over the next few years.