Why a Grand Bargain or Anything Else Won't End the Shutdown Soon

As Day 3 of the government closure dawns, nothing has made Democrats or Republicans rethink their strategies - so neither side is budging. Second, Robert Costa, National Review's Washington editor and scoop machine, reported Republican House leaders were all but certain to propose a "Grand bargain" that would fund the government and raise the debt ceiling all at once. Republicans want to pass small bills funding politically popular parts of the government, but Democrats are in no mood to give away their leverage and say government opening is not subject to negotiation. Nothing has happened to shift the uneasy equilibrium that's reigned since the government closed at midnight Tuesday, and both Democrats and Republicans insist - publicly, at least - that their strategy is working.

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