Letter: Don't cave to Republicans in shutdown standoff

DUKE: Republicans Were On Track To Outright Win Shutdown — Until They Capitulated On Key Issue

Eight Dems defected from their party to join Republican senators in a deal to reopen the government, paving the way for a legislative end to the shutdown.

Letter: Don't cave to Republicans in shutdown standoff

Hold the line. People know who is to blame for the government shutdown. It hurts to see so many federal workers working without pay. It hurts to see people go without benefits they need to be able to stay healthy and nourished and do well in school and grow up to be productive contributors to the public good, or to live in peaceful, healthy, restful and productive retirement, also contributing, as volunteers, to the public good. It hurts, but it…