This should get the repubs to change their minds faster than anything else could.
Government shutdown: Navy-Air Force football game canceled
The Defense Department has canceled intercollegiate sports at its three service academies during the government shutdown, according to an announcement Tuesday.
The Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy are suspending their football and most other games. Specifically, the Naval Academy said it had canceled a soccer game scheduled for Tuesday night against Howard University and Saturday’s football game against Air Force in Annapolis, Md. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/shutdown-pentagon-service-academy-sports-97657.html#ixzz2gVEKORXz