Jake Tapper remains optimistic during shutdown; Focuses on what's still functional

CNN’s Jake Tapper managed to find something the government hasn’t shut down. That is, until the day Twitter’s blocking mechanism sits on federal land during a shutdown, then all bets are off.

This could be the case if Tapper operates his Twitter account like the federal government:

@jaketapper Except for those jerks and morons who you have deemed "essential"

— Herb Tarlek (@Herbfromsales) October 7, 2013