Video: Ted Cruz on CNN's State of the Union
Candy Crowley completely outclassed. Watch the whole thing. [rdbrewer]
Mediaite: Wallace Grills Jack Lew: ‘Your History is Wrong,’ Obama’s Refusal to Negotiate ‘Unprecedented’
"This has happened over and over again, and presidents have negotiated…In 1997 you were deputy director the OMB when the debt limit was tied to measures to balance the budget. If it was good enough for Bill Clinton to sit down with the House Speaker, why is not good enough for Barack Obama?" Also from Mediaite: Leno tears into Obama in shutdown-themed monologue. [rdbrewer]
Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial: Federal officials should end theater, open parks
"The Obama administration wants to make the partial shutdown as visible and painful as possible to the taxpaying public by closing off as many popular destinations as possible, even though many of these destinations are supported by visitor fees.... But it costs more to put up barricades than it does to just leave parks open. At some destinations, it requires more staff to keep out the public than it does to let them in. And the charade doesn’t end with designated national parks." [rdbrewer]
Washington Post Editorial: Obama should listen to Boehner
"Much more important, Mr. Obama should hear the GOP out because a deal, even one linked to resolution of the shutdown and debt-ceiling issues, could be in the country’s interest." [rdbrewer]