Shutdown Ruins Obamas' 21st Anniversary

According to the Associated Press, the government shutdown is responsible not merely for shuttering the White House switchboard, but for ruining President Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s 21^st wedding anniversary: “And there was no fancy night at a restaurant for the president and Mrs. Obama, who marked their 21st wedding anniversary Thursday.” That’s a far cry from 2009, when President Obama took Michelle on an infamous “date night” to New York City that cost taxpayers some $74,000, including three private jets, two helicopter rides, and security.