Joe Kleeman, left, helps a Hada Carson, 4, a family friend, prepare her kite for flight during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. Kleeman said he wasn't worried about a possible government shutdown ruining their day. "Once you tell all the kids you're going to fly kites, you're still going to go no matter what the government does. We'd be out here either way." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)