Day 7 of the I don't know bucket.

Originally Posted by Mick

And there are 536 people (435+100+one president) up there who should be darn glad they're not my kids. I might get turned in for child abuse but the tantrums would stop,

Granted,
The "real" 536 "non-essential" workers are in Washington acting like they're romper room rejects (the Chief of which is hosting a music extravaganza tonight, live on PBS, at the White House), while other world leaders (including Russia, China, and OPEC) are meeting in Indonesia, discussing what they'll do with such a disfunctional controller of their worlds currency (yes, it's their world too) It's time our "leaders" forget about a buncha music and romper room antics, wake up to smell the coffee, and start trying to pull our country back together
The only 2 major world powerhouses (besides US) not at the APEC summit are Germany and Brazil (who just don't happen to be in the Asia-Pacific region), but are likely also wondering what they'll do with such a messed up world currency(ours)

Fran O'Sullivan: US mess a talking point at Bali summit - Business - NZ Herald News

the comments at the bottom on that page basically echo these same sentiments