The nuclear war of shutdowns targets federal jobs, grants

And on the fifth day, nobody rested.

Not that Washington was consumed on Oct. 5 with trying to reopen up the federal government. The Sunday airwaves were afire instead with efforts to assign the blame.

While budget showdowns have headed off this fiscal cliff before, today's version is the nuclear war of shutdowns – with more explosive impact on the government and more intense incentives to keep it going.