FLOTUS TWEETS: Shutdown Will Shut Down Her Twitter Feed. Someone must have forgotten to tell her that the White House, and its staff, is unaffected by the shutdown.

But we should never look a gift horse in the mouth....

BACKLASH: Judicial Watch files FOIA for information related to closing of WWII Memorial.

I call civil insurrection.

AN OBAMA SCHMUCK.

Based on what I've heard and seen on radio and television today, I'm inclined to believe that we're starting to see widespread civil disobedience, even borderning on civil insurrection. Americans are increasingly annoyed by the Obama administrations arrogance, and beginning to understand that they don't need -- or want -- a government docent to help them go to the bathroom.

RIP: Tom Clancy dies at age 66.

FROM MY EMAIL: Brilliant Prophecy From 93 Years Ago.

H.L. Mencken (born 1880 - died 1956) was a journalist, satirist, critic, and Democrat. He wrote this editorial while working for the Baltimore Evening Sun, which appeared in the July 26, 1920 edition.

As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron.

-- H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

So it was written and so it has come to pass.

NON SEQUITUR: Just change the name 'Earl' to 'Government' and you've got it.

JEEZ: Democrats call medical device tax 'stupid'; vow not to repeal it. Makes perfect nonsense.

REMEMBER: You're just little people.

The last continuing resolution (H.J.Res.59) that the House of Representatives sent to the Senate would have delayed the ObamaCare individual mandate for one year and eliminated the healthcare subsidies for Congress and their staff.

The vote in the Senate was along party lines -- all 46 Republicans voted for the bill -- all 51 Democrats voted against the bill, essentially shutting down the government (which unfortunately doesn't shut down)

Democratic Majority Leader, Harry Reid said this : “This time the House has attached a poison pill that would punish 16,000 congressional staff,” he said.

He could not be any more clear that he considers ObamaCare a "punishment" and doesn't want it for himself and his staff. But he's bound and determined that the rest of us have to live with it. [emphasis mine.]

From my email. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy all over, doesn't it?

THOSE PESKY COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS must be Republicans.

VIDEO: A full-size, autonomous helicopter lands itself.

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: Government shutdowns are nothing new, and they’re not always the fault of Republicans.

PRESCIENT:

From the Washington Times last week.

AND THE MOST POPULAR QUESTION at Healthcare.gov is ... "How do I get an exemption from the fee for not having health coverage?"

Assuming, of course, you can log in.

THOSE PESKY COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS must be Republicans.

GLOBULL WARMENING: "So not only can’t the IPCC predict the future; they can’t even predict the past."

WELL, THE GOVERNMENT'S SHUT DOWN; the lights are still on, and the sun's still rising in the east. I guess Obama's not all that necessary after all....

ABOUT ALL THOSE "Made in USA" stickers we see on things we buy....

MICHAEL BARONE: the decline and fall of a great religion.

OBAMACARE: ready for liftoff.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES. Here's my favorite:

Want to rethink that statement, Joe?