No, not the blog, just the US government.
With American debt default closer than ever before, I really ought to be posting something here. Perhaps someone will land on this blog and actually click on an ad, and I'll get a few dollars in the mail from Google. (It hasn't happened yet.)
But really, what is there to say? This is all internal American politics. Perhaps the standoff will even drag out to the point that a default will occur, but does anyone believe it would continue for weeks or months beyond that? A default might accelerate certain economic and political processes occurring outside the USA, such as the search for alternative reserve currencies, but those processes would be taking place in any case.
The shutdown is really just about Obama versus the Tea Party. The budgetary process has been broken for a few years now, and both sides are sick of it, but neither side is ready to compromise yet. In fact it's become a battle of wills, to see who will bend first.
Meanwhile, you may wish to read libertarian Jake Witmer on why "There Is No Government Shutdown".
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