as we pray or hope from deliverance from other utter disaster, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that a tremendous amount of damage has already been done. it's government in its lurch from crisis to crisis once more has inflicted pain on ordinary people that will endure long after this particular crisis is over. the nation is losing $160 million per day. 800,000 people were put on furlough. national parks and monuments were closed, food safety and nuclear inspections have been suspended and the shutdown could cost the u.s. economy 1/5 of oigts growth. the uncertainty of this fight comes at a real cost. remember the last time we did this in 2011, it led to the first downgrade to the u.s. government credit rating, the