Too busy, and actually a lot of other items lately have been more interesting anyhow.

I think you get too distracted though over the Dem angle. All that happens in any case is the elites of both parties put together a completely corrupt budget and both scream and moan that anyone who dare protest cares more about PP than anything.

In the end, we all get screwed anyhow.

The govt never really "shuts down" even when it "shuts down", politicians just make a deal of closed parks and such.

If someone tries to throw a wrench in the shady ass way things get done and open up process to rank and file of both parties, people who nominally care about corruption and decay get distracted by attacks against the other positions they are claimed to hold and join hands with the oligarchy.

I mean, someone on these very forums openly worried that proposed changes would lead to things like walls and wars even though the core people behind the protest were the only reason we didnt get involved even more in Syria and kept vigil on the floor to prevent Patriot Act from getting rammed through again.

But hey, looking down on people based on specious media reporting and subjective wedge issues is terribly gratifying.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)