Beware the ides of October.. and you thought today was bad for the government and economy.. We may have seen nothing yet

New federal fiscal year.. and the government has shut down.. a battle in Washington DC between Republicans and Democrats continued into the early morning hours.. by the time the sun rose over the Capitol, the government was still closed for business..

Other news:

• Ways the government shut down could hurt..


• 800,000 without pay..


• Eyes wide open over a cliff..


• National Parks set to close..


• Shutdown fever..


• What’s next?


• The government shut down no one wants..

And…
October 1: Obamacare begins..

BUT..
Beware the ides of October!? The next default deadline that everyone is worried about is October 17.. That is an economic date with destiny—the date when markets could be rattled and the United States could default..

Happy end of 2012.

Because of our fine folks in Congress we are about to go into uncharted economic territory.. The fiscal cliff upon us. Enjoy the ride, I guess. The outcome may just not be pretty.

I am quite tired of hearing about the fiscal cliff

Seriously, it is becoming the most over-used political term of the year. And it just took about a month for it to become that..

Can we use some other phrase now? Financial Apocalypse maybe? The Fundage Armageddon? Maybe the Money Massacre? The Line Item Limbo?

Just enough of this fiscal cliff.

Although I would be my money on this: Porn industry moguls are going to be able to come up with a great parody of the fiscal cliff by using a word that sounds similar—one I will not even write for fear my son one day will read this ..