- Obama meets with top lawmakers but no deal on shutdown—He says, "If we get in the habit where a few folks, an extremist wing of one party ... are allowed to extort concessions based on a threat of undermining the full faith and credit of the United States, then any president that comes after me ... will find themselves unable to govern effectively. And that is not something that I'm going to allow to happen."
- Bernie Sanders: If Democrats cave on Obamacare, GOP will use blackmail tactics again
- Why Dems must not give an inch to GOP debt limit blackmail—This may help them in 2014.
- 17 House Republicans Ready To Jump Ship And Re-Open Government -- Boehner Not Budging—It would be all over for now.
- House GOP Blocks Vote On Re-opening Government—"The House rejected Wednesday an effort by House Democrats to put a clean temporary spending bill on the floor, closing one opportunity to re-open the federal government."
- Obama: 'Perpetual Cycle Of Brinksmanship ... Has To End'
- The shutdown won't end anytime soon. Here's why.
- Many of the richest in Congress still taking paychecks during shutdown
- Government Shutdown ... Brought to You by Citizens United
- Republicans Are Getting What They Want - This Is What They Want—"Corporate money is the power behind all of it, and that corporate money has but one goal -- the creation of a largely subjugated population and a workforce grateful for whatever scraps fall from the table."
- Poll Confirms Americans Blame GOP For Shutdown
- These Republicans In Congress Really Hope You'll Forget The Government Shutdown Is Their Fault
- Conservatives Have Already Lost Control of the Shutdown Narrative
- How is shutdown both parties' fault, if GOP always wanted it?—"While lazy pundits claim both sides are to blame for shutdown, here's proof Republicans have plotted it for years." Salon
- Take Your Lumps, GOP—"Republicans are indisputably responsible for the shutdown, but now they've erupted into a chorus of blaming everyone else."
- Thank the GOP for the shutdown and holding the economy hostage—"Cutbacks in government spending directly reduce employment and curtail growth. Unfortunately, Republicans don't get that.
- Why Boehner doesn't just ditch the hard right
- 10% of Americans like Congress: Are they nuts?
- Why a Shrinking Tea Party Still Holds the Nation Hostage
- America: a land of liberals, governed by conservatives?—"Politicians across the spectrum believe voters are vastly more rightwing than they are, even after elections prove otherwise."
- Here Is the Short GOP Quote That Perfectly Defines the Shutdown
- Government shutdown is bad for Republicans: The GOP's divisions and fissures are out in the open
- Frank Rich on the National Circus: GOP Can't Impeach Obama, Closes Government Instead
- Americans Think GOP's Top Priority Is Troublemaking—"The United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll finds few people see job creation as either party's priority."
- Bachmann to Hannity: 'This Is About the Happiest' GOP Has Been in a While
- Frustration over shutdown mounting in Ted Cruz's Texas—The man wants to be president at any cost [Salon].
- Norquist: Cruz 'Pushed House Republicans Into Traffic And Wandered Away'
- Mission accomplished: The tea party shutdown—"Yes, the tea party Republicans should hang a 'Mission Accomplished' banner across the House of Representatives. "
- How Gerrymandering Makes A Speedy Shutdown End Unlikely
- House Republicans are failing Americans in their effort to kill Obamacare
- Obamacare's biggest problem right now isn't glitches. It's traffic.
- This is what the Republicans were afraid of—"So on the one hand, Washington was shut down because Republicans don't want Obamacare. On the other hand, Obamacare was nearly shut down because so many Americans wanted Obamacare."
- Why the Health Care Law Scares the G.O.P.—"The vehemence of the Tea Party aside, Republican efforts to derail the Affordable Care Act aren't entirely irrational. It's a threat to their party." NYT
- The GOP's Obamacare Suicide—"With a main component of the health care law kicking in and proving popular, the Republicans' fundamental narrative—that government is the problem—could take a major hit."
- The truth is, Americans love Obamacare
- Meet Butch Matthews, A Republican Who Came To Love Obamacare After Realizing It Will Save Him $13,000
- Coverage gap leaves up to 7 million ineligible for Medicaid—"The Affordable Care Act hoped to cover more poor Americans by requiring states to expand Medicaid, but 26 states declined to go to that expense, creating a coverage gap. All have Republican governors or legislatures controlled by Republicans."
- A shutdown that can make you ill—"Maybe the 50th time will be the charm?"
- Schumer Hits Fox on Obamacare: 'Totally Detached From the Truth'
- On Capitol Hill, the Obamacare fight is no longer about Obamacare
- Beyond The Shutdown, There's A Bigger Battle Brewing—Republicans are going use the shutdown as leverage.
- CNN Poll: Majority says raise debt ceiling
- Not Raising the Debt Ceiling: A Crisis, If We're Lucky, a Historic Calamity If We're Not
- John Boehner, between a rock and a hard place on shutdown and debt limit
- Obama To Wall Street: You Should Be Scared—"A self-described 'exasperated' President Barack Obama told Wall Street CEOs on Wednesday that they should not take for granted that the Republican-led House of Representatives will raise the nation's debt ceiling by Oct. 17."
- With Traditional GOP Allies Defecting, Big Business Takes Sides With Obama
- Corporate America sees little return from bet on GOP
- Shutdown Spectacle: 'America Is Already Politically Bankrupt'
- As US shuts down, rest of the world looks on with bemusement, laughter
- The view from the op-ed pages: GOP takes a beating
- Jon Stewart calls GOP "self-righteous Orwellian zebra queefs" Salon
- FoxNews.com Alters AP Reports To Read Gov't 'Slimdown,' Not 'Shutdown'—Mr. Stewart ain't havin' any of that neither.
- The Cost of the Shutdown—"Republicans who rail against spending ignore the waste and expense of closing government." NYT
- Spying Is Essential, Disclosure About Spying Is Inessential—"Due to the government shutdown, FOIA/PA requests or inquiries submitted to the FOIA/PA Office will not be addressed until the office reopens."
- FDA Food Safety Inspections Suspended During Government Shutdown
- During The Shutdown, EPA Is Prevented From Cleaning Up Almost Two-Thirds Of Toxic Waste Sites
- Congressman Confronts Park Ranger Over Closed WWII Memorial
- Governor Beebe's Statement on the Potential Federal Government Shutdown
- Government shutdown's hit magnified for tribes
- It's Not Citizens United—"This time, the Supreme Court must uphold campaign finance limits." NYT
- CNN: Newt Gingrich Can Fund Politicians Who Come On His Show And Not Tell Viewers
- U.S. to sue North Carolina over new voter law—"The Justice Department will sue the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new voting rules...."
- Republican seeking Michele Bachmann's seat may have violated campaign finance law
- Iowa Sen. Sorenson resigns in wake of ethics findings—"Independent counsel found probable cause Sorenson violated rules regarding pay from political campaigns."
- Edward Snowden's E-Mail Provider Defied FBI Demands to Turn Over Crypto Keys, Documents Show—Ladar Levison says, "People using my service trusted me to safeguard their online identities and protect their information. I simply could not betray that trust." If you're able and willing, please support Lavabit's legal defense fund.
- US Court rejects Google, Microsoft, Yahoo motion to disclose national security requests
- Your Digital Trail: Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Us?
- NSA chief admits figures on terror plots foiled by snooping are misleading
- NSA: Social network searches, but no dossiers
- NSA Now Claiming 'Terrorist Chatter' Leak By Unnamed Govt Officials 'More Damaging' Than All Of Snowden's Combined
- Verizon: 'Don't Look at Us to Protect Your Data'
