The Government Shutdown Countdown Lowdown MEGATHREAD

[CountDeMoney]

Lol, that's right, Xiacob, keep getting your news from Yi.

[Admiral Yi]

Lol, that's right, Xiacob, keep getting your news from Yi.

A prediction is not news, you dimwit.

[CountDeMoney]

I predict your predictions are horse hockey.

[garbon]

The US is just going to disband on the 17th - so better move quick to where you want to be living for the next couple years.

[The Brain]

Why America is third world country?

[Neil]

Well, looks like the shutdown is a lock.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Was that Russian guy right hwne he predicted the breakup of the US???

[Jacob]

Lol, that's right, Xiacob, keep getting your news from Yi.

A prediction is not news, you dimwit.

Looks like a shutdown is going to happen...

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'm going on vacation in two weeks to DC.  This hd better be over by then.

[grumbler]

Looks like a shutdown is going to happen...

Yeah.  I don't know who Yi's "they" is when he says " they've already signaled that the government is not going to shut down," but "they" obviously are not very well-connected to Congress.

This really is one of the most astonishing cases of cowardly leadership I have ever seen.  I thought Pelosi was about as bad a Speaker as it was possible to be, but Boehner makes her look like a cross between Einstein and MLK Jr.  When he finally gets kicked out of this job, Boehner is going to have to start giving elephants blow jobs at a nickle a herd to get some self-respect back.

[Sheilbh]

I like Boehner and I think he's one of the few Republicans who would go for a deal (on most subjects) unfortunately the party are just very extreme now. Herding cats doesn't even cover the difficulty any leader would have dragging them to a reasonable position.

It probably doesn't help that, from what I can tell, there are so many peacocks around the House Republicans, preening to become Speaker once they decide to dump Boehner.

I keep on thinking some sense will get through but the GOP really look like Labour in the 80s

[Neil]

I think that if Boehner had any self-respect, he would have resigned as Speaker rather than be a party to pushing the agenda of the extremists in his party.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Yes.

[FunkMonk]

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

[Darth Wagtaros]

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

My God, he's going to start a war.