I remember when the entire federal government got shut down several times during the late 90's. With congress and the President not able to pass a budget.
After two weeks of the government down, the people began to notice something. Life was going on as usual. The only people the MSM could find who were affected, were some very remote townspeople. Who didn't yet have the internet, so relied on the federal mail service.
Seeing that Clinton and the Reps in the congress quickly compromised with each other.
I was in DC when that happened in 1995. The climate reeked of bureaucrat fear. It was a beautiful thing. Then Dole sold us out, that SOB. I will never forgive him for it. NEVER.