Well, we’ve waited and waited but it looks like it is finally time for the 2011 government shutdown!

After weeks of nowhere negotiations and temporary fixes, hope of a budget compromise between Democrats and Republicans is fading fast. If progress isn’t made by Friday the government will be forced to temporarily to stop day-to-day operations until a consensus is made.

The proposed shutdown is predicted to cause both political and economic turmoil. House Speaker John Boehner sees a definite problem for Republicans.

The Democrats think they benefit from a government shutdown. I agree.”

The last government shutdown took place in 1995 when President Bill Clinton and congressional Republicans found themselves in a similar predicament.