it's wonderful, said senator john culberson, clapping his hands, we are 100% united. he was described as giddy over the weekend when she shut down the government. representative john culberson shouted out his own encouragement ", like " 9/11, let's roll." >> and congressman schweikert was eager, his eyes wide and a discernible spring in his step. for some members of congress, this has just been awesome. they've been really happy. congresswoman michele bachmann told "the washington post," "we are very excited. it is exactly what we wanted." the republican party took control of the house in the 2010 mid-term elections. they got the house, john boehner became the speaker. but before that election, before they even got control of the house of representatives, six months before that election republicans running for congress and conservative media and prominent voices on the right were already promising, already hoping that if the republicans could win themselves the majorities in the house, they would go for a government shutdown, even before they got elected. >> now, ther

representative john culberson of texas said he shouted out i said, like 9/11. let's roll. let's roll, let's bring the american government to its knees. just like 9/11. except we're the other side. there's kind of a palpable glee on the republican side about this accomplishment that they have brought about tonight. they are psyched about their. and there is no mirror image between the parties. there is only one major party of the two that we've got that strives for control no government, specifically and only because that is the place from which they can hurt government the worst. they have not passed any legislation into law since having control of the house. but this is our seventh break. there's nothing about the last few weeks of political back and forth that explains why this is happening. there's nothing about the political back and forth on the hill that explains why this is happening. there's nothing about health reform specifically that explains why this is happening. this is happening because they like this tactic. in 2011 they didn't bother about making it about

representative john culberson of texas said he shouted out i said, like 9/11. let's roll.et's roll, let's bring the american government to its knees. just like 9/11. except we're the other side. there's kind of a palpable glee on the republican side about this accomplishment that they have brought about tonight. they are psyched about their. and there is no mirror image between the parties. there is only one major party of the two that we've got that strives for control no government, specifically and only because that is the place from which they can hurt government the worst. they have not passed any legislation into law since having control of the house. but this is our seventh brink. there's nothing about the last few weeks of political back and forth that explains why this is happening. there's nothing about the political back and forth on the hill that explains why this is happening. there's nothing about health reform specifically that explains why this is happening. this is happening because they like this tactic. in 2011 they didn't bother about making it about he

have been quick to offer praise for the self destructive efforts clearly in texas congressman john culberson seen here in two thousand and nine throwing the affordable care act a bill in the air at a rally in d.c. during a meeting of the house republican caucus on saturday culberson compare the republican effort to defund obamacare to their heroic actions of the passengers on united flight ninety three remember the people who overpowered the terrorists on nine eleven and took the plane down in pennsylvania rather than see it go all the way to d.c. and. prevented the further loss of life and when asked by a reporter if he regretted making the comparison you know between himself and the heroes of nine eleven caller since they're by the comments calling them a good historical analogy so are republicans who are waging a war against obamacare and trying to crash our economy in the process are the heroes or are they more like the terrorists who attacked us on nine eleven suicide bombers. joining me now for more on that is tommy christopher a media correspondent and white house reporter for media i

republican congressman john coner sen said this, it's wonderful. we're 100% united. i'm glad culbersons 800,000 americans out of work is just so damn wonderful. now, on the flip side obviously democrats are pretty up set about the whole thing and they're upfront about it. they're not happy. and they don't think this is wonderful at all. and president obama made that very clear today. >> right now hundreds of thousands of americans, hard working americans, suddenly aren't receiving their paycheck. right now they're worrying about missing their rent or their mortgage or even making ends meet. veterans, seniors, women, they're all worrying that the services they depend on will be disrupted, too. this isn't happening because of some financial crisis. it's happening because of a reckless republican shutdown in washington. >> and that is the bottom line. the differences between the democrats and republicans on the shutdown very clear. republicans are just thrilled that this is all taking place and they can illustrate to the american people that we really don't need those 800,000 workers. the