Blame game: Who’s responsible for the government shutdown?

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Congressional Republicans and Democrats strongly disagree over what steps must be taken to end the government shutdown that began Wednesday, but they both agree on one thing: The shutdown is entirely the fault of the opposing party.

Blaming your political opponent for anything that has gone wrong is a time-honored tradition in Washington, but the blame game related to this shutdown is off to a torrid start, fueled not just by dueling news conferences but by social media and a president not hesitant to push its boundaries.

“Unfortunately we are here this morning in a government shutdown that the Democrats wanted,”