[TSgt]

It’s an anxious time.

I'm sure it is! I mean, not knowing if you are going to get a paid vacation or not.

I truly believe that government union workers live in an alternate time-space continuum from the rest of us.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Just so I am clear with this, we are looking to shutdown the government based on “Last Year’s” budget with which money was already spent?

We are already on the 2012 budget. Cut whatever you can out of this one, both sides claim victory then everything that they tried to cut this year but couldn’t just add to the 2012 cuts.

Remember, Obama is going to have to run for office on a Republican proposed 10 year, 4 trillion dollar cut. He can’t, the left will go nuts. There is no way the Senate or Obama can spin 2011 numbers for the election.

Save the shutdown for next year. Get as close to 61 billion as you can and go from there.