Beltway Confidential

This government shutdown drama is boring and predictable. Can we just stop watching already?

By Philip Wegmann
Published November 28, 2018 7:55pm ET
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This government shutdown drama is boring and predictable. Can we just stop watching already?
Valerie Nessel, left, stands with President Donald Trump before accepting the Medal of Honor for her husband Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, posthumously for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Like bad B movies, shutdown dramas all follow the same plot, almost always end the same way, and inexplicably spawn more sequels.

Threats come from Congress and the White House. Press conferences are held. Very serious lines are drawn. The media swarms. Nothing happens.

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