'Progressive Democrat Who's Broke'

Over at Reason.com, Matt Welch has some interesting thoughts about both Andrew Cuomo — "a progressive Democrat who's broke" and is stuck in a state with not enough Republicans to blame — and the possibility of a looming government shutdown — "distilling the Continuing Crisis into a single game of televised chicken gives unearned advantage to the guy who was already losing. Nothing improves long odds like challenging your opponent to a duel."