GOP Shutdown: "An Enormous Tactical and Strategic Blunder"

As you head home today, here’s a look at what some Republicans are saying about the prospects of another GOP shutdown:

Rep. Tom Cole: “‘Having charged up the hill once and been shot down, why would you want to do that again?” [U.S. News and World Report, 9/14/15]

Senator Kelly Ayotte: “There are not enough votes to even get (to) 60 in the Senate. But even if you could get by that (hurdle), the president is going to veto it and we certainly don’t have 67 votes… So I guess I would ask: What’s the strategy for success?’” [Politico, 9/10/15]

Senator Dan Coates: “I don’t want to use a failed tactic for political purposes knowing that it’s not going to succeed.” [Politico, 9/10/15]

Rep. Charlie Dent: “I am very concerned… I don’t think we need to go do a replay of 2013. It would be an enormous tactical and strategic blunder.” [NY Times, 9/7/15]

Governor John Kasich: “The president's made it clear he is not going to sign it… I'm willing to fight all day long, but you've got to have a good prospect of being able to be successful. Because if you're not successful, you shut the government down, you open it up and you haven't achieved anything. You're just going to have people shake their head and wonder what your thinking was.” [Huffington Post, 9/13/15]

But with no action scheduled this week to avoid a shutdown, it remains to be seen whether GOP leaders have learned from the mistakes of the last GOP shutdown. When will they listen and avoid “a replay of 2013?”