Posted on 01/15/2018 4:32:36 PM PST by mdittmar
Chances of a government shutdown grew Monday as Republicans concluded that they would be unable to pass a long-term spending bill by the Friday deadline. GOP leaders are now turning to a short-term funding measure in hopes of keeping agencies open while talks continue, but Democratic leaders say they are unlikely to support any deal that does not protect young illegal immigrants.
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The shutdown will upset only the people who are forcing the shutdown. Everyone else is likely to be thrilled. We don’t need half these government bureaucrats. Send ‘em home. Don’t let them come back.
There could be just one Democrat in the entire Congress, but you can bet he'll fight to the death against the majority.
Seriously, think how much more Trump could get done without all the obstructionists in the way.
The real solution is change the rules and do the country’s business by majority vote.
That is unacceptable. We want “Non essential” government SHUT DOWN or we want OUR WALL!! No more continuing resolutions!! ZERO!! That totally sucks,. SHUT IT DOWN OR BUILD THAT WALL!!
Let them shut down the government of the citizens of the US so they can protect illegal aliens from our laws.....
Trump will never let up telling the World who shut the Government down
trump will be cash flow positive in no time
pray for a swamp draining shutdown
It was a artificial deadline anyway .
No more daca issue . Problem solved .
Sounds like a win-win!
The problem is...there’s a continuing resolution that they get paid when the government is again back in business. In other words, it’s a paid vacation!!
Except the the Senate will require 60 votes and not 51. Unless Mitch ditches the filibuster rules.
Democrats need the voters for their future. They cannot allow Trump to win if they can help it. They will play race cards, hate cards, any card that blocks the Republicans from moving the country ahead. They will even take a knee during the State of the Union. They are reckless and desperate to get some power. The media has destroyed its credibility forever by going along with their games.
Don’t these losers ever pass an actual budget anymore????
I think the gov’t was shut down today. I got along just fine.
Budget Boffin PRyno is apparently Mr. Disorder.
Who are these unnecessary bums you speak of?
Do you mean the Federal Employees who spend their life supporting the Military? The ones who refurbish the aircraft, Navy ships and subs? The people who write and monitor the contracts to ensure that the war fighters get the products that taxpayers paid for?
Perhaps the tens of thousands of people at the IRS, who have the thankless job of going through each and every return by hand? Sure, the computers scan and file, but a human checks every small, or large company for irregularities.
Perhaps you mean Border Control and INS? Or is it TSA and the air traffic controllers? Remind me again, how many hijackings in the past 6 years? How many attempts have been made since then to smuggle weapons on board aircraft? Trust me, the answer is higher than the press reports.
You are painting every Federal Employee with a very broad brush.
No SIR!! If these needless bureaucrats come to work during the shut down — pay them back pay but if they sit on their asses — WE OWE THEM NOTHING!! NO BACK PAY !!
When Republicans shut down the government, the media ran stories about the Grand Canyon being shutdown. This should be a slamdunk for the Stupid Party, but they will blow it.
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