It is such a strange coincidence that there are many celebrations of the Confederacy going on in the south as all this stuff is going on.
I suggest you look at what Bill Mahre had to say about that yesterday.

Imagine the day after the extended goverment shut down at the National ZOO.

Children looking at dead fish, dead birds, dead animals. except for some primates and elephants.

A total shut down is an entirely diffent beast.

Republican response "we saved 2 Billion dollars"

Democratic response "We lost our Union"