I don't like the abortion rider either

“If this government shuts down, and it looks like it’s headed in that direction, it’s going to be based on my friends in the House of Representatives…focusing on ideological matters,” Mr. Reid said.

But unfortunately, the House are not only Reid's friends, they are the only proportional representative group in Washington. So I will take the abortion rider. Hence, I give the Senate blame for the government shutdown, though I rooted for a shutdown, I rooted more for democracy, which the Senate does not represent.