the postal service, so that the passports and the refunds may not be in the mail, but the bills and the catalogs will be, so that is good news. every part of the potential government shutdown influences your life. so we want you to join us on the discussion, and tell us your thoughts of what this government shutdown means for the job and the school, and leave your comments on the the blog at cnn.com ali, and if you would record a video using the webcam or something and then head to cnn ireport.com to share your story with us. we would like to see the videos as well as your thoughts. time for a cnn political update. the political producer peter hanby is joining me from washington. peter, good to see you. the 2012 presidential calendar is starting to fill up already. >> that is right, randi. we were here in the calendar, april, may, june, and all of the republican candidates thinking of seeking the presidential nomination are traveling around the country. newt gingrich at liberty university in virginia tomorrow speaking to the evangelicals, and three presidential