Well, here it is...the morning after "the shutdown". Our 'colleagues' on the other side of the aisle have decided that what is best for the country is to try to hold us hostage, send out ransom demands that they know no one with a sane mind will agree to, and the sit back and watch the ensuing fireworks.
The problem with this scenario is that while they continue to get paid, and receive benefits, folks that require needed government services begin to suffer.
Our famously 'do more of nothing' House Republicans have thrown their wild temper tantrum, taken their ball out of the sandbox, and now refuse to play with the other kids because they think they aren't playing by the rules...their rules.
The consequences of those actions follow below the fold.