Commentary Video: Meet the 80 Republicans Who Signed a Letter Begging for a Gov. Shutdown by Gary Kopycinski on October 5, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Do you need proof that the House GOP, at the will of their corporate overlords, planned and executed the 2013 government shutdown?