Some Won’t Mind A Government Shut Down If It Happens

While everyone in Washington agrees that a government shutdown would be a bad thing, the latest ABC News / Washington Post poll finds 31 percent of Americans said it would be a good thing if it happened.

That includes 19 percent of liberal Democrats, 43 percent of conservative Republicans and 55 percent among those identifying themselves as tea partiers.

Simply put, rather than blame someone for the shutdown, they'd give credit.

The finding is hardly new. After the partial shutdown in 1996, 26 percent polled said it had been a good thing. Moreover, only 12 percent of Americans said they personally were inconvenienced by the partial shutdown 15 years ago, including just four percent who experienced "major" inconvenience.