They’re crazy. They’re kamikazes. They’re making it up as they go along. In the days since the partial closure of the federal government, there has been no shortage of criticism of Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and the small band of Senate and House Republicans who pushed the effort to defund Obamacare to the brink of government shutdown and beyond.

Make your own judgment on their sanity and suicidal tendencies. But they have a plan. In coming days, as the shutdown enters its second week, this is what they hope to do.