So the anarchic song of distress and freedom was just a ballyhoot.  A last-minute meeting between Boehner and Reid helped the some of the social issues/budget cuts (Planned Parenthood anyone?)  get resolved – in a very testy, wary, Cold War kind of way.

The Week does a great little round-up of the whole government shutdown crisis averted . . . → Read More: Shutdown Averted – USA is Winning