Obama. Boehner. Pelosi. Reid. McConnell. How great would it be to watch a live feed of the closed door meeting scheduled for this afternoon at the White House? I’m guessing that the meeting will end with a frustrating cliffhanger, not a shutdown finale.

+ Mike Cassesso and MaiLien Le really hope the government shutdown ends soon. They, along with their 130 guests, are scheduled to get married on Saturday at 5:30pm at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. If the shutdown continues, the site will remain closed. There. I found someone connected to DC politics that you can actually root for. I deserve a Pulitzer.