Another example of our government being clueless

Congress was so proud of themselves. They averted a government shutdown. Just in time, right? No harm, no foul.

But what they seem to fail to realize is that a lot of plans were screwed up because of the potential of a shutdown. For example, a celebration of the British retreat from Lexington in 1775 was canceled 2 days before the shutdown because they didn't know if the federal property would be open or not. 11pm the night before is too late.

This may seem like a trivial example, but I am sure it is just one of many. How many tourists canceled their travel plans to various federal museums and parks? I would love to see some economic estimates of what these clowns really cost us. And I would also love to see a poll of Congress to see who realizes what they did.