National Journal reports that former Democratic presidential aspirant and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says he “would be quietly rooting” for a government shutdown in the current budget showdown with House Speaker John Boehner and Republicans on Capitol Hill.
“If I was head of DNC, I would be quietly rooting for it,” said Dean while speaking on a National Journal Insider’s Conference panel earlier today.
“I know who’s going to get blamed – we’ve been down this road before,” Dean said.
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