Rethugs Scrambling With Shutdown Threating

It's September, and right-wing demagogues are anxious to create a drama over a Government shutdown.  This time, instead of "Obamacare," Rethuglicans Congressional leaders are dealing with a rebellion in their caucus over the funding of Planned Parenthood, which has been the target of a smear campaign much like the one that forced community action group ACORN to fold years ago.  Demagogue opportunist Sen. Ted "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz is once again threatening procedural action to block a continuing resolution that would keep the Government funded after September 30 unless Planned Parenthood is defunded.  Despite the smear campaign, there is still broad public support for the organization which provides a range of women's health services, and the Rethug leadership knows that defunding them would create a significant backlash among the millions of women that have used or are using Planned Parenthood's services.  It's a well-deserved dilemma that years of Republican-fueled demagoguery over women's reproductive issues has produced.