people in their everyday lives run their lives effectively,
or at least attempt to run their lives effectively,
and then they look to Washington and it is all out chaos,
it is blame, and that's why people are looking at our institutions like,
looking down at our institutions, it's because of that.
And there was such a stupid routine to this that you will find people around Washington who plan their vacations around potential shutdowns
because they know they're not going to be working.
There are bars downtown who plan drink specials around government shutdowns.
I mean, this is pretty dark.
It's choreographed, and it is so immensely stupid.
From the Newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Report's weekly Politics Around Table.
I'm Colby Echoitz.
It's Friday, September 26.
Today, we're bringing you all things government shutdown.
And we're going to be talking about why Democrats in particular are in a really tough spot,
whether the government shuts down or not.
So I have two great guests with me today.
I am thrilled to be joined this week by the post-White House economic policy correspondent,
Jacob Bogage.
And back with me, Dan Merica, the co-anchor of our Politics Newsletter, The Early Brief.