Government Shutdown

[JM77]

I get it that some just want to blame the current administration for the shut down, but in truth what really caused the most recent one? Well, if I am correct, the House amended the funding bill and the Senate didn't approve the change. Trump never got the chance to veto it, but it's still his fault.

Makes for good pre-Christmas babble.

 

[PrairieHunter]

Some of us still have to show up to work and not get paid.

What government employees are being forced to work and will never get paid for it?

Or are you referring to having to wait a few weeks to get a check as working and not getting paid?

 

[prhunter]

Or are you referring to having to wait a few weeks to get a check as working and not getting paid?

This^^^
Its not necessarily a paid vacation for everyone.

 

[Nameless Range]

Throwing the media out of the equation, the Mattis resignation letter and the follow-up Trump tweets are all anybody with half a brain should need to see how bad things are right now. The shutdown I’m sure is a frustrating & costly experience for many.

Fully agree. The lack of half-a-brains out there is astounding.

 

[Sytes]

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Haha!

Half a brains to the left of me, Half a brains to the right... here I am stuck in the middle --- Love internet forum banter.

[video=youtube_share;DohRa9lsx0Q]https://youtu.be/DohRa9lsx0Q[/video]

 

[onpoint]

Haha!

Half a brains to the left of me, Half a brains to the right... here I am stuck in the middle --- Love internet forum banter.

[video=youtube_share;DohRa9lsx0Q]https://youtu.be/DohRa9lsx0Q[/video]

Are you really claiming full brain status?
Like hero Clint Eastwood said "Mans got to know his limitations"

 

[Sytes]

With that pearl of wisdom, tapping out......

Must not.... haha!

Onpoint, I appreciate the entertainment you provide, of course, often mistaken or not.

Here ya go. just a simple man.

[video=youtube_share;sMmTkKz60W8]https://youtu.be/sMmTkKz60W8[/video]

 

[JohnCushman]

Are you really claiming full brain status?

Are you?

 

[onpoint]

Oh, I AM out of the political dead end of this - but may or may not continue to make fun of fill-in-the-blank......

 

[onpoint]

"are you"
Did you miss my admittance of the dull knife status?
Are you?

 

[Big Fin]

And folks wonder why every topic of even a slight political nature slides into the ditch and gets locked. This thread is a perfect example.

Locked, in spite of some good observations that were provided in the first half of this thread.