We cats traveled into D.C. today, and couldn't help but notice the diminished traffic. Parking at the commuter rail station was a breeze, and the neighborhood around Capitol Hill, where the Smithsonian and all kinds of federal buildings are, was pretty ghostly.
Still and all, even with those frustrated federal workers losing pay, we think it wasn't a half-bad day. Here's why.
Despite the Republicans' desperate zeal to shut the government down over the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare websites were overwhelmed today with people trying to sign up. (And in some cases, maybe dying to sign up.) It seems to us cats that with its rush to enroll, the country is voting against the Republicans in droves. And we still want a responsible journalist to ask the GOP why they're against Americans getting access to affordable health coverage.
The Cook Political Report has moved the Virginia Governor's race from "Tossup" to "Leans Democratic." Meanwhile, Ken "Let's Give Drivers Licenses to Fetuses" Cuccinelli is bringing Ted Cruz into the state to campaign for him this weekend. Yep, that'll go over real well with all those furloughed federal employees who live in the Old Dominion.
Transvaginal Bob McDonnell gave a press conference yesterday in which he spanked his fellow Republicans for the shutdown. We cats were struck by how irrelevant Bob has become. Had he not destroyed himself with Giftgate, he could be positioning himself as a solid, reasonable Republican alternative for 2016. Instead, he's toast. Hilarious.
We cats think that among the many unintended consequences of the government shutdown, the 2013 election in Virginia is one that the Republican Party will regret for a very long time. Which makes us PURR.
(IMAGE: I wanna sign up for Obamacare!)
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