memeorandum: Less than one in five say ObamaCare will help (Rebecca Shabad/The Hill)

1:05 PM ET, October 1, 2013

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Meredith Shiner / The World's Greatest …:

Democrats Divulge Emails With Boehner Staff as Shutdown Fight Gets Personal (Updated) — Reid's office is considering leaking emails between his chief of staff, David Krone, above, and Boehner's chief. (CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Updated 11:30 a.m. | Senate Democrats are considering leaking …

Discussion: Esquire, The Plum Line, No More Mister Nice Blog, Roll Call and Talking Points Memo

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Government shutdown: John Boehner's private fight for Hill health subsidies — With the federal government nearing shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner stood on the House floor Monday and called on his colleagues to vote for a bill banning a “so-called exemption” that lawmakers and staffers receive for their health insurance.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos, Mediaite, National Review, Booman Tribune and Roll Call

Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:

Six Headlines About The Government Shutdown That Will Destroy Your Faith In Journalism — The government shut down because a small group of Republicans, led by Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX), insist on linking continued funding to repealing, defunding, or delaying Obamacare.

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post, Center for American Progress, Right Wing Watch and Naked Politics

Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:

‘House Of Turds’: NY Daily News Mocks Boehner As Shutdown Arrives (PHOTO) — A prominent New York City tabloid marked the first government shutdown since 1996 on Tuesday with a cover that parodies a hit political drama and mocks House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, Balloon Juice, Paul Krugman and Mediaite

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

Why This Is Not Just ‘Washington Breakdown,’ in 3 Graphs (and 1 Story) — Tea Party members say they are expressing the public's will. Gee, if only there were some way to judge popular sentiment in a democracy. — From the Washington Post this morning:

Discussion: The Dish, Taylor Marsh, Shakesville, Connecting.the.Dots, The Frying Pan and The Moderate Voice

Ashley Killough / CNN:

Durbin: Medical device tax repeal could be ‘on the table’ — Washington (CNN) - A repeal of the medical device tax may be a point of compromise between the House and Senate as the two houses of Congress work to end the government shutdown, the number two Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Politico, ABC News, Daily Kos, Red Alert Politics and NPR

Manu Raju / Politico:

GOP braces for shutdown fallout — House and Senate Republicans are still spooked by the ghosts of shutdown past, with many fearing a brutal political fallout that could threaten their party in the run-up to the 2014 midterms. — Despite a firm belief that the public is on their side …

Discussion: CNN, Outside the Beltway and The Hill

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The House GOP's Legislative Strike — In January, demoralized House Republicans retreated to Williamsburg, Virginia, to plot out their legislative strategy for President Obama's second term. Conservatives were angry that their leaders had been unable to stop the expiration of the Bush tax cuts …

Discussion: Post Politics, Associated Press, Truthout Stories, DownWithTyranny!, The Daily Banter, Prairie Weather and The Huffington Post

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

In Congress, a not-so-brief case of delusion over government shutdown — I almost shut down the government. — As I waited outside a meeting of the House Republican caucus in the Capitol basement Monday afternoon, I put down my briefcase next to a flowerpot and walked around the corner to catch lawmakers as they exited.

Discussion: The Mahablog, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story

Joe Nocera / New York Times:
Those Banana Republicans

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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House GOP seeks conference with Senate Dems on shutdown

Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, americanthinker.com, CNN, New York Times and The Reaction

CNN:
Sen. Durbin: “It's conceivable” …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and National Review

Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Resume Budget Battle Amid Shutdown

Discussion: Washington Wire

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Conservatives With a Cause: 'We're Right'

Discussion: Politico, The Hairpin, WJLA-TV and Wall Street Journal

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
How 30 House Republicans are forcing the Obamacare fight

Discussion: American Prospect, NationalJournal.com, The Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, The Week, Washington Wire, Crooks and Liars, Slate, Wall Street Journal, msnbc.com, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Kos, Red Alert Politics, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Taegan Goddard's …, National Review and The Hill

CNN:
Yes, they really did it; With no deal, the shutdown has happened

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Reuters, The Daily Beast, Via Meadia and The Reaction

Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Moderates Revolt Over CR

Discussion: Yahoo! News, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Crooks and Liars, Balloon Juice and Politico

Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
House Dems hitting House GOP with robocalls on shutdown

Discussion: The Reaction

Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Government shutdown begins as gridlocked Congress gives up

Discussion: The Hill, Scared Monkeys, Weasel Zippers, WND and CNN

Misstripleem / Twitchy:

Surprise! Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work; HealthCare.gov a total mess — No need to shut it down. The Obamacare health insurance exchange websites don't work. … Who will be blamed for this mess? … [Update] — Welcome to HealthCare.gov!

Discussion: National Review, NewsBusters, Althouse and The Lonely Conservative

CNN:

CNN Poll: Will Obamacare help you? — Less than one in five Americans say their families will be better off under the new health care law, according to a new poll. — But a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday morning also indicates a majority say the Affordable Care Act …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Other McCain

Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Full steam ahead for Obama healthcare law

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Less than one in five say ObamaCare will help

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
President Obama: Expect months of ‘glitches’

Discussion: Pirate's Cove

Jennifer Corbett Dooren / Washington Wire:
Some State Exchanges Delayed Until Afternoon

Discussion: Wonkblog, Hit & Run and Washington Free Beacon

Tal Kopan / Politico:

‘Boss’ Chris Christie: How I'd solve it — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the shutdown in Washington can be blamed on everybody, but it is especially a failure of leadership on the part of the president. — “No matter where the partisanship is, the failure is in people not bringing people together to get it done.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hot Air and The Hill

Andrew Rafferty / NBC Politics:
Christie says shutdown debate would look very different if he was in charge

Discussion: Crooks and Liars and susiemadrak.com

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Rand Paul: Open the government — Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday said he would support a short-term funding measure “to keep the government open while we negotiate.” — “I think what we could do is pass a very short term, maybe not six weeks, but what about one week, so we could negotiate over a week …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Right Scoop and National Review

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Republicans, Over the Cliff — Peter Suderman speaks for me:

Discussion: Hit & Run and The Dish

Steven Lubet / Salon:

GOP's most shameful shutdown moment — There are many candidates, but comparing Obamacare to the Fugitive Slave Act reveals much — and may take the prize — Republicans in the House of Representatives have shut down the United States government - and are threatening to throw the nation into default …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

Jon Stewart's Rockin' Shutdown Eve — If President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent mullahs in the world but not with House Republicans, maybe he is not the problem. (07:20)

Discussion: The Daily Banter, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Towleroad News #gay and Mediaite

Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:

The glitchy error-filled misadventures of creating an account on healthcare.gov — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN — A friend and I spent the morning trying unsuccessfully to create an account on healthcare.gov and shop for cheaper health insurance.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and National Republican …

Julian Hattem / E2-Wire:

Disgraced EPA official pleads the Fifth in House investigation — A former federal official who has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $900,000 by impersonating a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer refused to testify before a House committee on Tuesday.

Discussion: Politico