Wall Street is bracing for catastrophic volatility as congressional budget gridlock threatens to destabilize the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Down on the Baja peninsula, this monumental display of American political dysfunction was met with a collective, resounding yawn from snowbirds too busy staring at the Pacific horizon. Let Washington burn itself to the ground; the only polling data expats care about right now involves water temperature and whether the taco truck is open.