Here we go again....it's almost like
1995 all over again, but with a few differences. The differences
most sources cite are things like different economic conditions between then and now and less polarized partisanship between Republicans and Democrats, but a big difference that seems to be overlooked by a lot of media sources is this: the Affordable Care Act is now law, and in 1995, there was no such law. In 1995, the dispute was about balancing the budget without necessarily ignoring the law. In 2013, with the Affordable Care Act as of yet not implemented, thanks to Republicans with no regard for federal law, the government is shut down because John Boehner wants to continue voting, and taking up space, in these sessions, as if the Affordable Care Act had not been signed into law. Since it has been signed into law, the only way to balance our budget lawfully is to take it into consideration. Boehner doesn't want to do that, and has the dramatics cranked up to full blast in defense of his inalienable "right" to ignore the law. That's the big difference between now and 1995.
