encouraging in terms of the shutdown stopping. no progress yet. the pain is coming. for some it s here. one point, phil matingly pay as you go spending rules could force cuts to medicare. the stakes are growing, whether it s the kind of crisis the president sees or one that millions could be feeling. i spoke b about it with one of those republicans jim was just talking about. brian fitzpatrick, who voted last week with democrats on bills to reopen the government. congressman, with the president poised to dig in more on the shutdown with the speech tomorrow night, visit to the border on thursday, do you have any reason to believe the shutdown is going to be resolved anytime soon? i sure hope so, i through a shutdown and saw how detrimental it is. having to make decisions on