Facing the prospect of a temporary government shutdown if Congress fails to adopt a new federal budget by midnight, Sept. 30, Republican officials and strategists are expecting an onslaught of dire ‘Washington Monument Strategy’-based predictions from Democrats.
The Washington Monument Strategy (WMS), according to the Political Dictionary, “is named after a tactic used by the National Park Service to threaten closure of the popular Washington Monument when lawmakers proposed serious cuts in spending on parks ... The strategy is used at all levels of government in an attempt to get the public to rally around government services they take pride in or find useful.”
