OPINION

Obama’s Guide to Not Negotiating

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

It’s not a secret: Obama and the Democrats will not negotiate. . . So who are the stubborn ones? Ambassador from the great Republic of Texas, Congressman Kevin Brady, joined the program to discuss the inside scoop on ending the government shutdown.

Give the Ransom Notes Listener Line a call at 202-681-1732 or send us an email at ransomnotesradio@gmail.com.

Show Prep:

Ambassador from the great Republic of Texas, Congressman Kevin Brady, joined the program to discuss the inside scoop on ending the government shutdown.

Powerful or Pitiful? You decide:

Big Three:

Number Three:

Let’s start with the technical garbage. . . ISM non-manufacturing fell to 54.4. (Bloomberg)

Number Two:

Here’s an aspect of the government shutdown most people haven’t thought about: All the chaos in DC is going to embolden the Federal Reserve to continue with their “accommodative” monetary policies. . .

Basically, According to the Fed, they will have to continue with QE because our Fiscal policy is such an unmitigated disaster. (CNBC)

Number One:

But here is the best part of this Shutdown: The Markets just don’t care. . . And I think that’s throwing the Democrats, the President, and the Media off their game. (Bloomberg)

Other News:

Remember when Harry Reid said that the problem with the Obamacare Exchange websites was that “too many people” where signing up at once? Yeah. . . Turns out he kinda made that up. (DailyMail)

But, in Reid’s defense, he wasn’t the only one making things up that day. California did it too. (LATimes)

Well, well, well. . . It’s strange how only popular monuments and parks are closed during this government shutdown. (Breitbart)

Is this the “new civility” we always hear Democrats discuss? (FoxNews)

The Program in its entirety: