Inexplicably, the Republican party seems bent on destroying the health of the American people. This juvenile government shutdown was instigated by a temper tantrum thrown over ObamaCare and now is seriously negatively impacting both the economy and health of the American people. Most heart-breaking is that Francis Collins, the NIH director, announced today that 30 pediatric cancer patients will now be able to get the care they need at the NIH medical facilities in Bethesda (http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/10/the-saddest-paragraph-youll-read-about-the-government-shutdown-today/280174/). It is sickening that Republicans in congress can’t put on their big boy pants, come to the negotiating table as adults, and get the government running again.