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By itself, the shutdown — more than three days old and with no end in sight — "is going to have an impact," Mr. McNerney said in an interview.

They are seeking to underscore the importance of their work and end the shutdown more quickly, the official said, not to protest.

But at the time Mr. Pawlenty described the resolution of the shutdown more generously, in terms that may be out of fashion now: "It was a true bipartisan compromise," he said.

As a bright spot, he noted that SunRocket subscribers showed loyalty to the concept after the shutdown — more than half of them quickly signed up with other independent VoIP companies.

What at first seemed like ho-hum political brinkmanship is looking more like a prolonged, punishing shutdown, more akin to the 27-day funding lapse in 1995 and 1996 than the blink-and-miss-it shutdowns earlier this year.

During this shutdown, more than 24,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees have been working without pay, while more than 17,000 have been furloughed, including those who train and support air traffic controllers.

Also international shutdowns, more color?

"I do think that what reopens shutdowns more than policy are polls," Kingston said.

This means more threats of shutdowns, more mayhem over the debt limit, and a more obstructive approach to governing.

This shutdown is more than political theater to people.

For other businesses, the impact of the shutdown is more nuanced.