Oh Yes! Glatt, what are you thinking here? That's why Obama decided to close the White House for tours to the public, earlier.
That's why the National Parks and monuments are shut down, now.
That why the National Zoo shut off the live cam on the Panda cubs. How much money does it take to keep a live cam turned on? Nothing.
The Democrats idea here is to make you suffer. If they just make you discomforted enough, you will give up a bit more of your liberty, to the Feds. And they don't have to listen to you bitching about it, anymore - because they can make you suffer whenever they want to.
If those pesky Republicans will just get cowed down, life could be SO MUCH easier.
A representative gov't, a gov't that has to respect our stated liberties in the documents that gave our country birth. Who needs that?
The House has tried several times to meet with the Senate and find a compromise to their differences.
Harry Reed (Senate Majority Leader), flatly refuses to any such meeting, and has advised the President to avoid attending such a meeting, as well.
They have to make us suffer, they have to beat down the Republicans, or they can't take away our liberties.