Because it's not a few people holding the government hostage. It's republicans. Tgey can at any time wave the 60 vote rule and pass their continuing resolution with 50+1 votes. Which they have. Republicans are keeping the shut down going to blame it on democrats. And idiots like Emperor Paul here believe it.
This is the republicans shut down. They own this. Not "the radical left."
Also who cares about the view.