Loading up a measure to fund the government with all kinds of garbage, whether to water down financial reforms undertaken after the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, or “to defeund Pres. Obama’s executive amnesty,” as Ken Cuccinelli puts it, is de facto pushing for a government shutdown. By the way, I’d love to know how they plan to “defund” something that doesn’t run through Congressional appropriations. I’m sure that great economist and Ayn Rand cult-follower Dave Brat will figure it out. Or not. 😉

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