How long do you think the shutdown will go on?

[OmahaBlueDog]

So..is there an end in sight?

11 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Another couple of days.
	2 (18%)
	It'll be over by next Monday
	0 (0%)
	Two weeks or more
	1 (9%)
	A month or more
	0 (0%)
	Other (please explain)
	0 (0%)
	The GOP will simply sit on their hands until the US defaults on its debt in hopes that the government will collapse
	8 (73%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Trekologer]

1. I thought it would have been narrowly averted or just after midnight

So sadly my analysis doesn't have much value..

[C_U_L8R]

2. They're gonna double down

And compound the shutdown with the debt ceiling
in an attempt to totally crash the government.
What they have in mind as replacement? Who knows.
But you can bet the republicans are polishing up their jackboots.

[OmahaBlueDog]

4. I suspect their thought is "The Soviet Union Collapse worked out fine"

Their contempt for the federal government knows no bounds.

[darkangel218]

3. I think it will be over tomorrow.

Just a guess.

[SoutherDem]

5. The GOP wants to run the country

if they can't they are just as happy to ruin it!

[onehandle]

6. They want this to go on until we have no choice but to all buy guns...

...but I think that it will last for about three weeks, until the next crisis.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Other

Until the debt ceiling comes up.

[brooklynite]

8. Chris Matthews thinks it'll go on for weeks...

...until the complaints from voters affected overwhelm the call from Tea Party members.

From what I read, the Republicans have decided to stand firm for the moment.

[OmahaBlueDog]

9. "Do you really miss the Federal government?"

I heard this comment at least twice yesterday.

[mnhtnbb]

10. I hate to say it, but I think the Repubs will push this to default.

Hubby and I have a trip to Europe planned (Oct 28). I'm ordering euros today--cash and carry on our trip--
because I'm afraid of some very serious repercussions (not the least of which is the total collapse of
the dollar) before the end of October. I will not have these fucking Republicans ruin our trip.