Check this out, was a different situation but well u know "

Clinton Vetoes Borrowing Bill -- Government Shutdown Nears As Rhetoric Continues To Roil followed a shut down from the date the article was published until November 19th and a couple of days later technical problems with the borrowing limit were possible "The government's authority to borrow will also be depleted, probably Wednesday, although moments after the veto Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin took emergency steps to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt."

Well you see it isn't the first time and it didn't prevent President Clinton at the time to veto the bill he didn't like despite the risk of default so the accusation of playing with fire isn't appropriate, is it?

What have u read today?