Obama says it's 'like every day is Halloween' as he blames Republicans for government shutdown

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday slammed Republicans for the ongoing federal government shutdown."The government is shut down and the Republicans who currently are in charge of Congress, they're not even pretending to solve the problem," the 64-year-old told a rally crowd while campaigning for former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., turned Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Norfolk, Virginia. "They have not even been showing up to work, not in session. Where are you? What are you doing?"The government shutdown began a month ago on Oct. 1, after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bi