Wall Street Journal: “Inside the marbled and frescoed halls, the days have taken on a tedious rhythm. Senators repeat the same talking points. Party leaders hold news conferences and give interviews several times a day, at different locations around the Capitol grounds, blaming each other for the impasse. They haul out placards to claim favorable polling and quote each other’s flubs. Nothing changes.”“Senators of both parties said this government shutdown seems different from other standoffs they have suffered through.”Washington Post: The pain from the government shutdown is about to hit the public.