Quote of the day

3 October 2013

Once again, Washington is a 13-year old brat trashing his own room because you won’t give him a credit card.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 3, 2013

Related: Senate BLOCKS funding for cancer patients, national parks, veteran’s services and National Guard salaries

Shutdown overreach: More personnel sent to WWII memorial than Benghazi; Park Service closes park it doesn’t run

The National Park Service is sending so many officials out to shut down federal parks that it might have to suspend furloughs if the government closure continues.

Two examples…

Update: Sen. Rand Paul on “Open Mic” Tells Sen. Mitch McConnell: Obama Forgot to “Poll Test ‘We Won’t Negotiate’”; “We’re Going to Win This, I Think”

Update 2: Why Won’t The Democrats Pass Stopgap Bills As Has Always Happened In Previous Shutdowns? Because Tea Party. (And No, That’s Not Made Up, That’s a Quote.)