Shut Down!

I’m sitting here at 8:30 am after the midnight shutdown of the government.  The sun came up.  And while there will undoubtedly be some inconveniences to some, at some point, with a government shut down, I find myself feeling a little like Ron Swanson:

For those of you who haven’t heard of “Parks and Recreation”, it’s a brilliant television series (most of it is available on Netflix for those who subscribe to that)—it may be available in other places, as well.  This scene comes in the 3rd of 4th season (can’t remember which).  Ron Swanson, the mustachioed gentleman, is the libertarian head of a government department, who would love to see government be much smaller. 

LE

P.S.  As I wrote this, the Senate came into session, and immediately started the vote to table the House’s request to go to Conference.  The shut down may be real, and may last a while.  Who will blink first?

Comments

[Georg Thomas]

"Sorry, I just started hearing really loud circus music in my head. What did you say?"

"Shut happens."

Gotta look this serial up on YouTube. A libertarian hero on TV - we don't know anything comparable in Germany.