Julian Zelizer : Budget battles reoccur regularly , and each time seems worse . Republicans have used the weapon of a shutdown to cripple Democratic presidents , he says . Zelizer : The government is now operating on only two days per week because Congress has failed to pass funding for most agencies by Friday's deadline. As Representative King , an opponent of the Affordable Care Act , explained , `` I still think we should try to repeal the bill . He says some in GOP are outraged , and now is a good time to talk about reforming budget process .
Julian Zelizer : Budget battles reoccur regularly , and each time seems worse . Republicans have used the weapon of a shutdown to cripple Democratic presidents , he says . Zelizer : The government is now operating on only two days per week because Congress has failed to pass funding for most agencies by Friday's deadline. He says some in GOP are outraged , and now is a good time to talk about reforming budget process .