Correct answer is - Congress .. and the over spending and over taxing.

As he said before, a weak president gets the government shut down.

Think about it, what is being debated? Whether to give children health insurance already in the budget and making a path for hard working non-criminals to be citizens after being here nearly all their life having no choice in the matter. Why are these two no-brainers being used as political weapons when both sides agree in principle to the solutions? Just so Trump can get a useless, racist wall?

Human nature, through the lens of partisanship, on the screen of America.

This show sucks. Who wants to sneak into a different theater with me?

I'm pretty sure that it was democrats that demanded the DACA be put on the table as a requirement for passing the budget. That would mean it was their agenda that blocked reaching a consensus. Beyond that I think the real problem is corrupt officals, always has been, always will be.

I blame Trump's parents and Putin

Felt like I was voting against my own party here.. and apparently am the only one (so far) who feels the Dem’s are to blame for this round… Trump’s president because of continued illegal immigration. The Democrats are looking to reward it, further.. Trump and the R’s held their ground, I agree with them.

Again, none of the above would have been a good choice. Although the ultimate responsibility for the shutdown lands squarely in the GOP/Trump camp, it was actually a combination of several things which involved the Democrats as well. Hillary and Obama don't figure into it at all, but surely some of the responsibility also rests with McConnell. Missteps were taken by all, but Trump and his minions guide the direction in which the shutdown will affect the government.

god.

What better way to take a long weekend at the tax payers expense. Not as if it were a true protest they still get their wages just log jammed the normal process 3 days at the tax payers expence. What would they care they are all millionaires.

I voted GOP because this is the 4th government shutdown in the last 3 decades. All 4 occured when GOP controlled Congress.

The 2nd most culpable party would be corporate politics in general. GOP represents old money (e.g. oil). Democrats represent new money (e.g. green energy).

It would be nice if we could get an actual progressive candidate (I.e. rebuild infastructure which requires actually taxing corporations fairly; e.g. Sanders). The problem is corporate politics is regressive (for obvious reasons).

My vote would actually be the overwhelming movement toward a binary, no compromise, "please hold the nuance and give me a second helping of absolutism", and demogoguery that has begun to plague society, but news is largely responsible for that so indirectly radical media is to blame. PC police and hate speech don't help either.