U.S. Government shuts down.

[kandrathe]

Farewell GOP; what the hell happened to you guys?

Then again... you might expect people with hard line beliefs on spending to be hard lined on spending. They ran their entire campaign on killing Obamacare, got elected by the 48% of people who think likewise, and they tried 50 times. Now they shut down the government because of it, even if it means they tick off the other 48% of people who like government.

We are a bi-polar nation. We are split almost equally between those who want more government, and those who want less government. Half of us are angry, and the other half are cheering (mostly because they didn't blink again).

But, I woke up this morning to the news media's story de jour. They were interviewing tourists who cannot get into the Statue of Liberty, or go visit the national zoo.

They are making sure to maximize the pain.