Yes, the bellyaching would have been non-stop and at the top of THEIR voices.

> I would have preferred a government shutdown until the inauguration.

That would have been fun! A broken government for over a month. 

Shugard

I would have preferred a government shutdown until the inauguration. Let the new administration handle the clean-up, the firings and the forced resignations. They are going to do it anyway if they produce on their promises. They could have had a head start that way.

Rothbardian_fanatic

news

Horror! U.S. Government Stays Open! (Financial Times)

denlillaapan

Would have been so much fun if Trump had gotten his way and there had been no bailout.