Ten of the Best Quotes From the Shutdown

Lawmakers, political observers on the government shutdown.

Yes, They Said That - The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 for the first time in 17 years. Here, lawmakers and political observers tell you how they really feel. —Joyce Jones    (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Yes, They Said That - The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 for the first time in 17 years. Here, lawmakers and political observers tell you how they really feel. —Joyce Jones   (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Senate Chaplain Barry Black - “Save us from the madness. Deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable while being unreasonable. Remove the burdens of those who are the collateral damage of this government shutdown, transforming negatives into positives,” said Senate Chaplain Barry Black, in an opening prayer on the Senate floor.   (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Rep. Marlin Stutzman - “We’re not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana), told the Washington Examiner.  (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Rep. Marlin Stutzman - “We’re not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana), told the Washington Examiner. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann - "This is about the happiest I’ve seen members in a long time because we’ve seen we’re starting to win this dialog on a national level,” said Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) on Fox News’ Sean Hannity.  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

President Obama - “My simple message today is: Call a vote. Call a vote. Put it on the floor. Take a vote, stop this farce and end this shutdown right now. The only thing that’s keeping the government shut down … is that Speaker John Boehner won’t even let the bill get a yes or no vote because he doesn’t want to anger the extremists in his party,” said President Obama, speaking at a construction company in Maryland.  (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

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President Obama - “My simple message today is: Call a vote. Call a vote. Put it on the floor. Take a vote, stop this farce and end this shutdown right now. The only thing that’s keeping the government shut down … is that Speaker John Boehner won’t even let the bill get a yes or no vote because he doesn’t want to anger the extremists in his party,” said President Obama, speaking at a construction company in Maryland. (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

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Rep. Jim Himes - "Think about the precedent. What’s next? What if the Democratic extreme said, ‘Well we’re not going to sign a budget unless you do away with assault weapons?’ What if we’re not going to have a budget unless 20 people around here decide that everybody under the age of 40 should wear a tin hat around? This is not the way you govern a great country,” said Rep. Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.    (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Rep. Jim Himes - "Think about the precedent. What’s next? What if the Democratic extreme said, ‘Well we’re not going to sign a budget unless you do away with assault weapons?’ What if we’re not going to have a budget unless 20 people around here decide that everybody under the age of 40 should wear a tin hat around? This is not the way you govern a great country,” said Rep. Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Speaker John Boehner - “This morning, I get the Wall Street Journal out, and it says, well we don’t care how long this lasts, because we’re winning. This isn’t some damn game,” said House Speaker John Boehner at an Oct. 4 press conference.   (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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House Speaker John Boehner - “This morning, I get the Wall Street Journal out, and it says, well we don’t care how long this lasts, because we’re winning. This isn’t some damn game,” said House Speaker John Boehner at an Oct. 4 press conference. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Grover Norquist - "[Sen. Ted] Cruz said he would deliver the votes [to defund Obamacare] and he didn’t deliver any Democratic votes. He pushed House Republicans into traffic and wandered away," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.

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Grover Norquist - "[Sen. Ted] Cruz said he would deliver the votes [to defund Obamacare] and he didn’t deliver any Democratic votes. He pushed House Republicans into traffic and wandered away," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.

Sen. John McCain - "I campaigned in 2012 all over this country for months: 'Repeal and replace Obamacare.' That was not the mandate of the voters. If they wanted to repeal Obamacare, the 2012 election would have been probably significantly different," said Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).(Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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Sen. John McCain - "I campaigned in 2012 all over this country for months: 'Repeal and replace Obamacare.' That was not the mandate of the voters. If they wanted to repeal Obamacare, the 2012 election would have been probably significantly different," said Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona).(Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

Willem Buiter - "The world's largest economy looks like the land of Oz run by the Munchkins," Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citi, told CNBC.  (Photo: CNBC)

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Willem Buiter - "The world's largest economy looks like the land of Oz run by the Munchkins," Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citi, told CNBC. (Photo: CNBC)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - "With a bully, you cannot let them slap you around because today they slap you five or six times," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) told reporters at an Oct. 2 press conference. "Tomorrow it's seven or eight times. We are not going to be bullied."  (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - "With a bully, you cannot let them slap you around because today they slap you five or six times," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) told reporters at an Oct. 2 press conference. "Tomorrow it's seven or eight times. We are not going to be bullied." (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)