US Shutdown Day 5 No End in Sight

There are no negotiations planned, no legislation in the works, no end in sight.  The Democrats say:

“Once the government reopens and we get the debt ceiling settled, we’ll be happy to talk to them about anything they want to talk about,” Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Friday afternoon.

Republicans want more than that and are holding everyone else hostage to their demands, and given their history of not yielding until a crisis is actually reached, the Oct 17 date when the government will default, indicates that we have another 12 days to go.