Apparently, some of the more militant among the Left's Government Pet Class are threatening to riot and loot if they experience any disruption to their SNAP benefits as a result of the Democrats' refusal to end the shutdown.

And rather than provoking sympathy, any riotous fit pitched by able bodied members of an obese Government Pet Class will likely provoke the opposite reaction. - Patricia Anthone

This could backfire in an even more spectacular fashion than has the Schumer's shutdown itself.

• The shutdown has put a bright spotlight on the alarming level of government dependency that has been cultivated by the vast bureaucracy.

And rather than provoking sympathy, any riotous fit pitched by able bodied members of an obese Government Pet Class will likely provoke the opposite reaction.