house saying i have an idea. this is how i would restart the government. the senate is saying i m not going to do that. the president is saying look how dumb these guys are. i think the president is in his element right now. now that he wants a shutdown necessarily. i can t get inside his head. but he s in campaign mode. he s at his best when he s attacking mitt romney and romney is here. elisabeth: he also has leadership style or lack thereof. remember the nfl lockout. he basically called them to work it out. he said if the unions and players and owners can t work this out without me getting involved, there is a problem here. brian: when he s directly involved, he steps in. when they re alone he wants other people to work it out. that s what we ve done in the past. steve: here s what s different about this time. the past shutdowns you would see lawmakers from both parties getting
unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable forgiven as you write in the book. thank you. remember solyndra, the green company that took taxpayer money and they went belly up? this morning the company is being called a success. then stuart varney is here. we want to know why our i.r.s. workers are sitting at home because of the shutdown and you still have to fork over money for taxes. this is the part i don t get. the government is shut down and 33% of the federal workers went home. if 33% of the federal government is shut down, how come we re still pwaeug 100% still paying 100% of our taxes? have low testosterone. there, i said it. see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that s when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that s it. it was a number. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t
there is no shutdown. you pay. now, if you file if you want a refund, expecting a refund, wait. it s going to be delayed. if you want assistance, those walk-in offices, they are closed. you want a hot line, telephone hot line, get some assistance, closed down. can t do it. however, those obamacare offices, they are oefplt they they are open. they are collecting data. brian: the i.r.s. plays a big role in obamacare. you ve got to report on your i.r.s. form next year whether or not you ve got insurance. brian: that s where the fine comes up. 90% of the i.r.s. staying home. but the other 8,752 workers, they are at work collecting your taxes. it s making a lot of people mad. steve: what about the people in senate, the
hour. we ll keeping watching it. jacksonville flax fellow, and the airport there is now open after a dangerous package was found and then had to be detonated offsite. police shut down that airport for nearly five hours, stranding thousands of passengers there. authorities are not saying what was inside the package, but we know two men are under arrest. a group of world war ii veterans proving that they are truly the greatest generation. we first told but this story yesterday. thanks to the shutdown, nearly 200 of these veterans from mississippi and iowa were greeted with barricades at the world war ii memorial in washington. but some lawmakers, including congressman who will join us later in the show, moved those barricades, allowing the vets to see the monument. listen. that s the last thing i expected it to be closed. we did our job and we would like for america to settle down and do their job.
which has over 30 years of experience behind it. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go the distance with you. call now to request your free decision guide. elisabeth: good morning. today is wednesday, october 2. i m elisabeth hasselbeck. fox news alert for you. while you were sleeping, the bomb squad called in to sea world after a suitcase with wires hanging out up on a sidewalk was found. we ll tell you what s happening there right now. brian: wow. republicans still waiting for senate democrats to show up at the table. i m so lonely, i think they re saying. we ll give you the latest on the shutdown. yep. steve: and after a day of computer glitches and crashes, the white house is ready to celebrate obamacare s opening day success. did the web site work for you? didn t work for me. tried it again, not working right now. we re sharing your stories.