>- Republicans shut down the US Government four times under the last president. our credit rating was lowered and government debts could not be serviced. the on

>- Republicans shut down the US Government four times under the last president. our credit rating was lowered and government debts could not be serviced. the only thing that was immediately resolved was most airlines abilities to ferry senators home for the weekend. The shutdowns during Obama's term as just as much the Democrats fault as the Republicans. Regardless, the US paid its debt. There have only been two federal defaults, one in 1790 and one in 1933.