The government has now been shut down for fourteen days. Here are some of the Obama Administration's shining moments.
1. The government shutdown began midnight October 1. President Obama quickly pointed the blame on Republicans.
2. The National Park Service attempted to close Mount Vernon. The government must have forgotten the park didn't belong to them.
3. However, as time progressed, closing private parks didn't deter the government. Warren Meyer wrote to his congressman for “Help!” after parks in his privately operated company of over 100 U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in Arizona were closed.
4. A dramatic photo of a child staring longingly into the National Zoo turned out to be not that sad.
The Sad Picture Of A Child At A Shutdown Zoo Is Not Actually A Sad Picture http://t.co/Op8y1G703s pic.twitter.com/YeKGnUEW5R
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 14, 2013
5. However, what actually was sad:
I just got back from the future. The government's still #shutdown. pic.twitter.com/sri8cKcBnl
— Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) October 10, 2013
6. Obamacare Exchanges enrollment continued despite the shutdown. But the site did a pretty ample job of shutting down all by itself.
Shocker: @HealthCareGov still down pic.twitter.com/VzS0gbJInn
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 8, 2013
7. To keep people's minds off the glitches and delays, there was plenty going on. Like parks closing.
8. And memorials closing.
DC crowd pushes through barriers at WWII memorial. Gallery via @mjtibbs at http://t.co/mh4xT2KrRS pic.twitter.com/LBAs4bTeDx
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) October 13, 2013
9. And homes closing.
10. And roads closing.
New Obama #Shutdown slogan after shameful Natl Mall incidents & pic http://t.co/FBVgyJdQqn pic.twitter.com/B1k33wNVtF
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) October 10, 2013
11. The government was not completely callous though. It made sure to allow an immigration rally to continue on the closed National Mall, as planned.
Immunized from the #shutdown, the Camino Americano #immigration rally today on the 'closed' National Mall. pic.twitter.com/5z8m2kGEcr
— Chris Deaton (@cgdeaton) October 8, 2013
12. But no one was really impressed. Not even Townhall's Cortney O'Brien.
Shut out of the art museum. Got my #grumpycat face on. #shutdown #DC #nothappy pic.twitter.com/Uvq6tZxDxD
— Cortney O'Brien (@obrienc2) October 5, 2013
13. Despite the anguish, Americans are still looking forward to brighter days.
Upside to prolonged shutdown: When the National Zoo pandacam comes back on, we'll be all: "Aww. Hasn't she grown?"
— Dave Clark (@DaveClark_AFP) October 14, 2013
14. Perhaps the most shocking of all, as a result of the shutdown Congress had to work on Columbus Day. A federal holiday.
@CorkDC's Weekly Funny, Day #14 of #Shutdown. America might be closed on Columbus Day, but the Market's open as usual pic.twitter.com/ujLMrgKbwZ
— CorkDC (@CorkDC) October 14, 2013
Happy 14th Day of the Government Shutdown!