the obema regime is closing mount vernon and other privately-owned locations in a desperate attempt to make the shutdown seem worse then it really is. only 15% of the entire $4 trillion govt was shutdown. the 85% that remains open will just continue to spend even more money. this scam is almost a yearly occurrence these days. the govt will never run out of money as long as they figure out ways to steal money they dont deserve. u dont need a phd to know this scheme is nothing but a scam propageted by the democans and republicrats