[Uncle Miltie]

They'll shut down the business of the Government? How dare they stop work on behalf of the people. Obstructionists! What about Grandma's Social Security check? Other critical safety net and national security issues will be left unaddressed! Will we have to send home the good government workers?

(Checking calendar; Yup. Looks like 1996 in reverse to me!)

[delacoert]

They'll shut down the business of the Government? How dare they stop work on behalf of the people.

If only senators had to meet the sort of job performance requirements that the real working world has to face, i.e., no work, no pay. How hard could that be, a requirement to meet deadlines or else? Failure to meet the minimums requiring forfeit of salary. (I live in a dream world.)

[stan_25]

Grandma’s Social Security check won’t be an issue. Dingy Harry’s threat effects the Congress only. The rest of the Federal Government will still function as usual. We will still be bombarded by the bizarre requests that they demand from us. As a few of the previous posters have stated, the only ones that will be hurt are the Dem's. The move will help get rid of Ted (hic) Kennedy and few of the other Dem's that will be running in 2006