This is all just about a power struggle over all of the shit king O. has rammed down the Republicans throats. Obama passed ACA in the middle of the night without a single vote from a Republican so they are sticking it back at him by tying up the house. Obama will blink because he doesnt want to be known as the first president to default on American debt. Even though the media is against the Republicans they will come out on top of this fight, and historically will add members in the senate in 2014.
