Im rooting for it to shut down. Weve all survived shutdowns. The challenge it is politically risky for both republicans and democrats. Of theyre in a mudslinging fight and hoping the other part has more mud on their face at end of the day. Charles deroy, forget about the market, only one year was the gdp down. I get back to the point. Why are republican so afraid of this . They seem to think they will get burned. After the last shutdown they benefited midterm elections after that. Depend who defines the terms of shutdown. He should do Oval Office Address on friday evening as we go toward the countdown. Lay out deal he is willing to sign. Have the senate vote on it one by one, let democrats on camera decide if they shut down the government and allow the government to continue in operation. Shelby is right to separate between a market story and political story. To take the last shutdown we had in 2013, the market, participants in the market tended to focus what they were already focused