it will give that message in syria. i think the president debunked that last night f. gadhafi wins, obama loses. he cannot let gadhafi go back and retake this country or he s got a hellacious he started a war with libya and gadhafi and lost it? on to the budget. ezra, it s a good day to have you in. i m more comfortable here. the obama administration remains confident that a deal can be struck on funding for the rest of this fiscal year to prevent a government shutdown next friday. let s stop right there. ezra, who wins, who loses if there s a government shutdown? we all lose if there s a government shutdown. what will probably happen is obama wins and democrats and republicans in congress lose. there s good evidence on this in the states. we ve had 170 late budget schettdowns since 1988. basically what happens in a government shutdown or budget chaos is everyone hates congress.