Is there an Ignorant People factory somewhere?

"I don't feel the county should be looking for new ways to give away taxpayer money. Next it could be giving money out to people's pets or whatever."
—Tom Creighton, a PA county commissioner, explaining his opposition to benefits for same-sex couples

Yes, because every gay marriage comes with a government pension.

You keep tellin' yourself that, sunshine...

"We believe we did it for the right reasons. We believe it was good policy."
—Rep. Rick Mulvaney on the shutdown

New polls show the Tea Party to be really taking a shellacking, the issue will be what the turn out will be next month and next November as mid-term and off-year elections are typically the lowest turnout and heavily in favor of Republicans. The Democrats need to do a Get Out The Vote as strong as last year if they want to have a decent chance to regain seats.