As much as I disagree with the way the Republicans are leading this shutdown, I can see their point. Government gets soo bogged down in process after process,

As much as I disagree with the way the Republicans are leading this shutdown, I can see their point. Government gets soo bogged down in process after process, and no amount of breaking away from that gives any sort of relief. Companies _can_ be more agile and make change much quicker than government can. I've also heard the stories from members in government. Some say that open source is evil, or insecure, or whatever.. Or another where pallets of unused supplies sit to be thrown away. Or I've also heard stories about more money thrown at a developer working in the Army that has to buy useless equipment so his budget isn't destroyed next year (and yes, he's at our hackerspace, and during shutdown). Then again, I side with the Dems on the PPACA issue. Our health care in the US stinks. It's something in the general right direction...