[ laughter ] it is 9 00 on the east coast right now and that means three hours to the federal government shutting down. Why exactly are they shutting down the government . Thats a better question than it should be when were this close to shutting down the government when nobody can answer why its happening. Never before in American History have we had a full Government Shutdown while the same party controlled the white house and house and senate but hey, why not try something completely unprecedented in American History every single day of the year for a full year . Why not . This is what our lives are like now. History is no longer something from which we can extrapolate. All change. Every day. Try it. Here is what we think is going to happen over the course of this evening. Here is why everybody is going to be watching the news into the wee hours tonight. Now as i said, its just after 9 00 p. M. On the east coast. In order to prevent the shutdown of the federal government, the senate
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