It may be instructive to note the upload on politicspa regarding left-wing polling of [inter alia] fitzpatrick; it includes the following,

which was generated yesterday after another conjoint meeting of all groups comprising the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement in Pennsylvanias 8th Congressional District. PRESS RELEASE October 5, 2013

We urge Congressman Fitzpatrick do everything possible to support funding the government without voting for a Continuing Resolution that funds ObamaCare.

****************** Jaime Faucette President, Citizens for Constitutional Government Republican Committeewoman, Sellersville 1 267-374-6201 Anastasia Przybylski Co-Founder, Kitchen Table Patriots Coordinator [Pennsylvania], FreedomWorks Republican Committeewoman, Doylestown 3-2 215-534-1851 Linda Rosen 912 Patriot of Lower Bucks 215-262-3115 Rob and Lil Boysen Coordinators [Lower Bucks], Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots 215-547-6136 [Rob & Lil Home], 267-278-0827 [Rob's Cell], 267-278-1656 [Lil's Cell] Bill Harper Co-coordinator [Lower Bucks], Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots 215-431-8438 Jim Devlin Coordinator [Harleysville/Souderton], Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots Republican Committeeman, Lower Salford 610-717-6978 Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D. Republican Committeeman Abington 7-2 215-333-4900

The-tom-sullivan-show-this-weekend-on-the-fox-business-network included an interview with David Stockman; he said the 10/18/2013 ceiling is a mirage, because other monies can be juggled; thus, taxation during the past three years of ObamaCare has provided $ that is to be used as subsidies starting on 1/1/2014, $ that cannot now be spent [absent command/control of HHS/Treasury, which is blocked by the pending CR-approval]. This is why it was advised, last week, that the Rs win if NOTHING occurs. It may be recalled that the concept of piecemeal appropriation-passage was conveyed directly to both Rafael Cruz and Jim DeMint on 8/29/2013 @ the Heritage Action rally; this has provenby most estimatesto have become the major way the Ds hypocrisy has been behaviorally revealed [segmented, sequential, strategic, shutdown], yielding a polling-split [with updates presumably emerging in the a.m., a week into the event]. While homework completed in August is being recounted, it should be noted that the ability to counter any claim that the Rs constitute the Party of NO! can be achieved simply by citing the presumed replacement for ObamaCare introduced by Rep. Scalises Republican Study Committee; this supplants work by Tom Price and John C. Goodman [integrating their gravamen, per prior blasts], although this issue hasnt been raised. Meanwhile, Cruz aced CNN, while Lew remained vague on FNC [during the a.m. interview shows], as BHO called for striking union workers to be fired, police removed vietnam war vets at the memorial-wall and BHO insisted-on-refighting-vietnam and iwo-jima-against-vets. Thus, it seems he has to have noted that There were fleeting Benefits of Intransigence as First impressions of ObamaCare were negative, the House GOP is tracking Steps to Fund Our Government [for example, by voting to allow contract priests to-celebrate-mass] and Palin blasted the GOP-establishment's contempt for and destructive behavior toward the Tea Party Movement. And comments were added to the heritage action defund tourwilmington-delaware website challenging a conspiracy-theorist regarding the credibility of this effort. Guzzardis view is that the Bucks Co. Tea Party coalition needs to press Mike Fitzpatrick on the Debt Ceiling Increase vote to take Joe Pitts position ["I agree with Sen. Obama's position on the debt ceiling"]. Actually, Rep. Pitts is referring to then-Senator, nowPresident Obamas [and that of all Senate-Ds] opposition to the effort of Bush-43 to raise the debt ceiling in 2006, when the debt was much smaller. He posits that the group of SEPA-Rs [Mike Fitzpatrick, Pat Meehan, Lou Barletta, Jim Gerlach and Charlie Dent] should not adopt a position identical to that of the Dems and, instead, should refrain from double-talk and waffling [as has occurred while resisting defunding ObamaCare].

This is the Rule by which BHO afforded Congress & staffs [c/o Office of Personnel Management] a special deal detailing the requirement that they acquire insurance through the exchanges (Section 1312 of ObamaCare) and that there is no employer contribution if an individual purchases through an exchange (Section 1512 of ObamaCare); taxpayers give them a 72% contribution to their premium with the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, despite the ACA prohibition, which is a far better deal than anyone else in the exchanges (since their subsidy is NOT based on their income, which is higher than most people will get in the exchanges). [h/t Ross Schriftman]: A bit of levity may be in-order; physician-groups have issued their assessments of ObamaCare: Allergists were in favor of scratching it. Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas. Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no. Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it. Hematologists fear its anemic, increasingly infectious, and hemorrhaging money. Independent Medical Examiners view it as a total disaster [medically, legally, socially, morally]. Internists claimed it would be a bitter pill to swallow, carrying dire systemic manifestations. Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception. Oncologists consider it to be a malignancy. Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted. Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" Pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!" Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter." Podiatrists thought it was a step forward. Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness. Psychologists consider it to be pathologically grandiose and a manifestation of irrational thinking typically associated with mania (Bipolar Disorder l), associated with a dual-diagnosis of character disorder and/or substance abuse. Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing. Urologists were pissed-off at the whole idea. Proctologists won out in the end, leaving the entire decision up to the assholes in D.C.

The latest from Drudge/Breitbart/RedState/realclearpolitics [noting GOP-unity is increasingly solid as the hypocrisy of the dems is burgeoning] do not add appreciably to the aforementioned narratives: Shutdown NYT TELLS ONLY HALF THE STORY OF SHUTDOWN 'Shutdown' halts federal regs Shutdown: 83% of Federal Gov't Still Operating TSA Cites Furloughs After Boy Boards Plane Without Ticket Unserious Shutdown OBAMA'S GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN SPARED FROM THE SHUTDOWN GEORGE WILL: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACTING LIKE AN ARM OF THE DNC *LIVE BLOG* SHUTDOWN DAY 4: Media Move From Sob Stories to Scare Tactics NO ANSWERS FROM REID WHY PRIVATE PARKS ORDERED CLOSED DURING SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN: FEDS TRY TO CLOSE THE OCEAN Veterans at the Memorial: Showing Us What It Means to Be American Pentagon Will Order 90% of Employees Back to Work Next Week Slimdown standoff enters second week, as upcoming debt-limit looms larger Hillary: Shutdown Result of Scorched Earth Attitudes Shutdown Shows that Washington Is Working House Unanimously Gives Feds More Paid Vacation Reid: House 'Cruel" to Grant Retroactive Pay to Gov't Employees government-shut-down-gives-union-free-america-temporary-reprieve-from-union-assaults Fifty shades of [shut-down] Big Government Debt USA on path to default if Obama won't negotiate democrats-and-their-budget-hypocrisy-leading-to-democrat-shutdown Democrats Can't Name ONE Republican Who Backs Default Lew sticks with 'catastrophic' warnings about debt-ceiling, but short on specifics NPR'S HORSLEY SPINS THE DEBT CEILING FOR OBAMA Full Faith and Credit Act: House Republicans' Trump Card Obama CHRIS WALLACE: OBAMA'S REFUSAL TO NEGOTIATE 'UNPRECEDENTED' NYT Reporter: Administration 'most closed, control-freak I've ever covered' OBAMA CLAIMS HE NEVER SOUGHT MEDIA SPOTLIGHT, UNLIKE CRUZ 'I Won't Pay Ransom' to End Shutdown Gallup: Obama Approval Falls to 41% Said a senior administration official: We are winningIt doesnt really matter to us how long the shutdown lasts because what matters is the end result. glitches EZRA KLEIN: OBAMACARE WEBSITE 'CONFUSING,' 'REALLY BAD' SENATOR Cornyn: OBAMA 'HAS BEEN AWOL' IN SHUTDOWN, DEBT CEILING FIGHT Chris Wallace: Number of ObamaCare Enrollees 'Embarrassingly Small' NPR: 'ObamaCare Rolled Out as Planned' Media Find ObamaCare Enrollee, Ignore He's an OFA Volunteer [UPDATE: He Didn't Enroll] Maryland, #ObamaCare, SIS BOOM BAH! 100 signups

Sticker Shock: Californians suddenly discover why all the Republican shouting over #ObamaCare. ny times summarizes problems GOP Lee: Establishment GOP Waged 'All-Out Attack' on Cruz, Me Brother of Dem Hopeful Castro Attacks Cruz Rep. King (R-NY) Rips GOP 'Suicide Caucus' Boehner: Reid Wants 'Complete' GOP Surrender Boehner 'ready for the phone call' from Obama to end budget impasse DOWD OFF HER MEDS: 'WELCOME TO TED CRUZ'S THUNDERDOME' Rubio Approval Ratings Continue to Drop Norquist: Cruz's Defunding 'Tactic' Not the Same as My Anti-Tax Pledge Tea Party Loosens K Street's Stranglehold on GOP Dems Shutdown Poll: Huge Majority Want Compromise; Media Fixate On 'Who's To Blame' NY Times: Southern States Racist for Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Elizabeth Warren Brands Tea Party Legislators 'Anarchy Gang' Wolf Blitzer Wonders if Capitol Hill Shooting Will Lead to End of Govt. Shutdown Stephanopoulos's Misleading Parting Shot Levin claims BHO will Bypass Congress and Raise Debt Ceiling Unilaterally