With negotiations over President Trump’s border wall at a standstill and partisans in both political parties running to their respective corners, the trash at America’s national parks is piling up and TSA employees are calling in sick. Americans don’t know who to blame more: congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats, or Trump. Most blame all three; a HuffPost/YouGov poll taken in late December registers negative ratings across the board.

Government shutdowns end in one of two ways. The two parties either sit down in a room and responsibly hash out an agreement to open it up, giving a little to get a little; or the bad press and political pressure gets so horrible for one party that it decides to surrender in order to save themselves from further damage.