Who needs the fancy? Sharing my thoughts with plain old text is just fine. Welcome back to the late 90's.
The shutdown will not end, at least not in the traditional sense we've come to expect. I hope I'm wrong, but I think we are witnessing the next step in the Administration taking direct control over the purse strings. The House will remain out of session. The Administration will continue to direct funds to supporters and just enough to programs that keep their friends from truly standing up to them. There's no reason for them to stop. Need another budget to spend more? Need a continuing resolution to spend more? Why? Just keep collecting taxes and keep spending how you'd like. Who's going to stop them? If you are still on the sidelines and expecting the pendulum to swing the other way, for things to balance out like it always has before, you are going to be waiting a long time.