- Fools Rush In (Matt Lewis at Daily Caller)
. - The Electoral Ramifications of the Shutdown are Far from Clear (John Sides at The Monkey Cage)
. - The Default Has Already Begun (Felix Salmon at Reuters)
. - “Obamacare is a Bit Like an Astronaut on Top of the Rocket” (Ezra Klein interviews Robert Laszewski at Wonkblog)