Here's to hoping they get this BS ironed out before Fan Fest 2014 for those of us who do not yet have our passports.

(Note: Government Shutdown = no new passports issued)

Resource based economy, just like Iceland.

Thought about moving to Iceland but uhh.... Apparently pornography is illegal.

Finland it is. I'm more privy to true socialism anyway.

Although much of the federal workforce will go without pay, checks will keep coming to the 533 current members of Congress.

Why? The 27th Amendment prevents any Congress from changing its own pay.

"That is disgraceful in my view," said freshman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii. "Basically the only people who get paid in a shutdown are members of Congress, and that is irresponsible."

The combat veteran said she plans to send any pay she receives during the shutdown back to the Treasury.

Rep. John Fleming, R-Louisiana, said he hadn't thought through what he would do with his paychecks, but said he would likely donate his pay during a shutdown to charity.

"Obviously we need to share the pain of the American people," he said.

The president too will get paid. His salary -- $400,000 -- is considered mandatory spending.

On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he would take a pay cut equal to the Justice Department employees most severely impacted by a shutdown.

Resource based economy, just like Iceland.

Thought about moving to Iceland but uhh.... Apparently pornography is illegal.

Finland it is. I'm more privy to true socialism anyway.

As a nihilist: it won't matter 6 weeks from now.
As an investor: this doesn't do anything to promote the growth the capitalistic economy barley eeked out over the past half decade.
As an angry American: you're coming down us!

Albany, NY practically declared war against the United States if they tried to enforce the NDAA in the city. I thought that was amusing.

has even inspired some live events in Dust 514

No, only a nation with a functioning democratic based republic that has checks and balances.

I posted a link in that sentence, it doesn't work?

Seems like the same old song and dance for me. The politicians talk and talk, do something "drastic" and talk some more. But, at the last moment, they will either force themselves to do something, or simply say "We will discuss this later. Let's push it back to a later date!"

That is the way I see it, anyway. Happened last year. Forgot what it was about, though.

I do have a suspicion it was about the debt ceiling or something of the like.

Debt ceiling is going to be up for debate against on the 17th but honestly we needed this shut down because Government Health-Care is shady at best in it's current iteration.

Now, now. If he wants to be patriotic, let him. World needs more of that, honestly. People who are loyal to the original concepts set forth when the nation began.

Well at least you didn't inject your own biases into the discussion.