Just put on an extra-scoops pot of coffee.

[WilliamPitt]

Gotta eyeball this goddam shitshow in, and then I have to write about it.

Pull up a chair and set a spell. I'm here all night. Hope you are, too.

Here we go...

[chillfactor]

1. if no agreement the government shuts down

at 12M EDT

[panader0]

2. Should be amusing. (fingers crossed)

[bluestate10]

3. I will prepare for and go to bed. Good luck William. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I'll be here too, my dear Will...

Crazy old night owl that I am.

[Mira]

5. While we're waiting together

how about posting a new photo of baby Lola?
I like to watch special children grow

[WilliamPitt]

6. Ask and receive

[Mira]

8. AWWWWWWe - I so hoped you would!

You love her so much you can barely stand it. I can feel it.
Thank you! Her adorableness made my evening.

[jazzimov]

13. Good Lord they grow up quick!

Adorable!

[politicat]

16. She's growing so fast!

I love her expression -- Miss Skeptical.

[uppityperson]

21. Oh my, how wonderful

thanks Will

[Skittles]

27. OMG LOOK AT HER CHUBBY ARMS

WANT.TO.SQUEEZE

[Hydra]

7. I have plenty of this:

I bet they blink tonight.

[NuclearDem]

9. Oddly enough, I actually just finished popping a bag myself.

[NuclearDem]

10. My only thought on this whole situation:

This is such rancid bullshit.

[Hydra]

11. I have another thought:

Kabuki. Obamacare was their idea. If they didn't like it they shouldn't have crafted it.

[Nevernose]

17. And a healthy dose of racism

Although most of the tea partiers don't think they're racist, the biggest difference between the ACA as envisaged by conservatives and enacted by Democrats is one of skin tone.

[Hydra]

25. Yup, but also Democrat hate

The Clintons got tarred too. They think we're not like them and don't have the same values.

Thank Dog they're right.

[mnhtnbb]

12. I think there will be an 11:45 PM clean vote.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. The senate tabled the last bill already

This is far more exciting (in a bad way) than a local board.

As in the not clean cr

[2naSalit]

14. I'll be here

midnight DC time is 10pm in my neighborhood. But I will be entertaining myself watching Ed, Chris Hayes and Rachel M in the meantime. I have to wait for a 1hr delay after airtime to watch online.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. I'm desperately hoping that Lucy is not going to do it again.

I know, foolish me, but that is the way I roll.

[2theleft]

18. I'm here, too...I hope I can stay awake...

fall allergies are hitting me, I've taken meds and getting very, very

[cry baby]

19. I'll be here...hubby works for govt and we have 4 kids in college. Can't afford a shutdown

and the uncertainty of this Cruz tantrum.

[lonestarnot]

20. 1 hour 11 sec.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Look on the bright side

I flew all day, and might have to do that too. Coffee already brewed

[pinboy3niner]

24. CNN political ticker has latest live updates

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/30/test-2/?hpt=hp_t1

(Times are Pacific)

Deirdre Walsh
@deirdrewalshcnn

Reid knocking house gop plan, expect more criticism from Pelosi, House D leaders --11:15p presser

8:04 PM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the GOP House conference committee effort a “gambit”, and said on the Senate floor, “we will not go to conference with a gun to our head”

by CNN's Steve Almasy 8:02 PM

Senator Harry Reid
@SenatorReid

So many jobs are hanging in the balance, and yet Republicans are still playing games at this late hour.

7:58 PM

Jim Acosta
@JimAcostaCNN

A travel photo lid is called at WH. That should mean no more POTUS on cam tonight.

7:54 PM

[Skittles]

26. you want I should kick your caffeined ass for good measure, WilliamPitt?

YOU KNOW I WOULD DO THAT FOR YOU MY SWEET

[WilliamPitt]

28. Oh God, please yes.

This is one of those rare dreaded nights when I am forced to have the God damned television tuned to one of the "news" networks. The only thing worse than congressional Republicans is TV people talking about congressional Republicans.

So, yeah, if you could nip over and fucking kill me, that'd be nifty.

[Skittles]

29. remember when you watched Fox News for a period of time and reported the results?

you have great experience!

[WilliamPitt]

30. No.

I shoved an icepick up my nose and stabbed that particular memory out of existence.

[Skittles]

31. LOL

[WilliamPitt]

32. Mental Febreeze, if you will.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Try the span

[sad-cafe]

37. the span of what?

how will this be written by you?

[Ellipsis]

33. Not by choice --- but indeed I wiil be up all night checking in on the insanity (congress not DU)

Packing.

[kentuck]

35. They will be sober in the morning...

And they will be wondering, "Did I go to bed with that!?"

[pinboy3niner]

36. The Smithsonian's "panda cam" is now down and dark #Shutdown blues

Lisa Desjardins
@AskLisaD

Bigtime unhappy face : ( RT @KellyO : Sad. The Smithsonian's "panda cam" is now down and dark #Shutdown blues

8:53 PM

Due to the failure of Congress to enact appropriations for fiscal year 2014, Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell tonight directed agencies to execute their plans for an orderly shutdown of the Federal government.

by CNN's Ed Payne 8:55 PM

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/30/test-2/?hpt=hp_t1