You kind of have to like Jon Stewart to watch that one, but he makes some good points.  The first one is about what happens with the shut-down.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/01/the-nine-most-painful-consequences-of-a-government-shutdown/

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-september-30-2013/jon-stewart-s-rockin–shutdown-eve?xrs=share_copy