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1.61803 Member (Idle past 1533 days) Posts: 2928 From: Lone Star State USA Joined: |
So our feckless government is shut down.
Except it isn't shut down. And they say this supposed shut down cost 2 billion a day? WTF is wrong with congress? "You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs
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Taq Member Posts: 10085 Joined: Member Rating: 5.1
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WTF is wrong with congress? It contains Republicans. Sadly, they campaigned on shutting the government down. All they have done is made good on their promises.
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vimesey Member (Idle past 102 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined:
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I think we see this to a greater or lesser degree in all modern democracies. The politicians have become so detached from a reasonably sensible, but totally disinterested and alienated majority, that all the politicians hear are the voices of the rich and powerful; the people who themselves enjoy political power; and the out and out bat crap crazies. The average citizen, who just wants things to work alright, and not get leaned on too much, just gets forgotten.
Add to that the fact that every senior politician I have met (there's been a handful) makes a weasel look like an angel, and Machiavelli look like Mother Theresa, then this sort of s**t is inevitable :-/Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
The T-party Congressman from the western part of our state (North Carolina) is celebrating his success at leading the charge in shutting down the Government.
I simply don't see a way out of the shutdown that will allow all of the parties to save face. Obama can't back down, and is in fact under no pressure to give an inch on ACA now that the ACA exchanges are open. And if he does cave, what would he have to give up 90 days from now when we go through this crap again? The tea party thinks they've won already so they aren't going to back down. Boehner can push a bill through the House by using Democratic votes but only at the expense of being ousted as chair once again. And if that happens, likely the next person will be a true dick. And then there is the debt ceiling stuff in about two weeks...Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.Richard P. Feynman If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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vimesey Member (Idle past 102 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: |
Yep.
And all the little Neros shall fiddle in manic glee whilst Rome burns.Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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frako Member (Idle past 335 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
Im following this a bit, did they pass that bill to keep the military funded, and do big corporations still get subsidies if not its just a waiting game.
Christianity, One woman's lie about an affair that got seriously out of hand What are the Christians gonna do to me ..... Forgive me, good luck with that.
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petrophysics1 Inactive Member |
The government has shut down 17 times since 1976, and no productive citizen even noticed.
Government shutdowns are not liked by 2 groups. 1.) people who suck a living off the work of others through taxes. 2.) Authoritarian Socialist Pigs who have a "better" plan for your life than you do, and use government to enforce it upon you. Productive people would only notice a government shutdown if during one, taxes were no longer collected.
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NoNukes Inactive Member
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The government has shut down 17 times since 1976, and no productive citizen even noticed. So the next time we hear you complain about how obtrusive government is, I guess we will know your complaint is total nonsense. It's all the same to you whether the federal government is closed or open.Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.Richard P. Feynman If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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Diomedes Member Posts: 996 From: Central Florida, USA Joined:
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Government shutdowns are not liked by 2 groups. 1.) people who suck a living off the work of others through taxes. 2.) Authoritarian Socialist Pigs who have a "better" plan for your life than you do, and use government to enforce it upon you. So I am curious: which category do you place veterans in? I guess that would be option 1?
Productive people would only notice a government shutdown if during one, taxes were no longer collected. Or they notice when they attempt to visit a national park, renew a passport or attempt to collect social security in retirement. By the way, considering the Right Wing is the one most likely to 'force' medical procedures on women, like transvaginal ultrasounds or tell couples who they are allowed to marry, are they also 'Authoritarian Socialist Pigs'?
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frako Member (Idle past 335 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined:
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Jodean Elliot-Blakeslee, a 69-year-old physician from Boise, has been missing since Sept. 21, when she and friend Amelia Linkert did not return from a camping trip. The body of Linkert, 63, was found four days later, but Blakeslee remains missing. Park officials asked for and received a waiver to keep 10 highly-trained rangers on hand for the search, in addition to a three-person skeleton crew, although none know if they will be paid. LOL FROM FOX NEWS Partial shutdown hampers searches for hiker missing in national park | Fox News Yea those dammn unproductive rangers looking for the unproductive Blakeslee just want to suck on the goverment teet and get payed for doing nothing. Christianity, One woman's lie about an affair that got seriously out of hand What are the Christians gonna do to me ..... Forgive me, good luck with that.
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
Yea those dammn unproductive rangers looking for the unproductive Blakeslee just want to suck on the goverment teet and get payed for doing nothing. I'd say this is the perfect example of what petro is talking about. Those rangers are hiking around the park like they are on vaction, and are hoping to get paid for it later.Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.Richard P. Feynman If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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frako Member (Idle past 335 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined:
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I'd say this is the perfect example of what petro is talking about. Those rangers are hiking around the park like they are on vaction, and are hoping to get paid for it later. Since america has fallen on hard times you could just ask Slovenia for help We tend to help strangers more then our own LOL We have some of the best search and rescue teams. Andrej uni and his dog Haron became world champs yesterday, in finding people under roubleLast year the leaders of a club for search and resque dogs became world champs in finding missing people in nature. Just give them a ring they would be glad to do it just for the training Christianity, One woman's lie about an affair that got seriously out of hand What are the Christians gonna do to me ..... Forgive me, good luck with that.
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onifre Member (Idle past 2980 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined:
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Since america has fallen on hard times you could just ask Slovenia for help. We have some of the best search and rescue teams.
We're not trying to let any more Al Qaeda into the country. - Oni Edited by onifre, : No reason given.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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quote: More at "Dispatches", and even more at esquire.com MooseProfessor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose |
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