A Senator Gets Mad About The Shutdown And Starts Naming Parties. About Time.

Since the media seems to think this whole thing is a bipartisan mess, I thought I’d get a second opinion. Take it away, Senator. (At 4:00, she nails it.) And the name she names? It’s a party. Not a person.

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