Barack Obama actually said...

Nominations sent to the Senate: Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expir...

Now, Therefore, I, Barack Obama, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2011, as Wright Brothers Day.

There's no reason the Government should shut down over this.

And by battling and building, block by block, in Baghdad, by bringing tribes into the fold and partnering with the Iraqi army and police, yo...