The Government Shutdown

The United States Of America's government is shut down. Can you believe it? The government shutdown has got to be the most irresponsible thing in the history of our country. How is it possible that the Republican party is able to legally use President Obama's "Affordable Healthcare Plan" as a reason to not do their jobs? The government shutdown unfortunately affects only the lives of the people and not the politicians otherwise it would have been settled long ago. Since the politicians are government employees how about we include their salaries in the budget so that if the budget is not passed then they are not paid either.