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Trekologer

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24. This might sound cold, but I think too much of the government is still open

Reply to curlyred (Reply #19)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 09:35 PM

Oct 2013

The GOP thinks that they can get away with shutting down government in a game of brinkmanship because enough of the government would still run to make the shutdown a pain in the ass but not complete destruction. I feel that if they are going to shut it down, they should be forced to shut the whole thing down: no FAA (no air travel), no NOAA/NWS (the NWS provides forecast data to commercial weather services), no Social Security checks going out, no postal service, close the border crossings (no Customs, imports, exports), etc.

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Roland Martin status: The GOP-controlled House failed to pass a bill to fund vetetans benefits [View all] CatWoman Oct 2013 OP

Holy Shit! Is that true? bunnies Oct 2013 #1

it was in those bills in which the GOP tried to fund the govt. piecemeal CatWoman Oct 2013 #2

Weird that I cant find a link to the result of the vote. bunnies Oct 2013 #3

on edit CatWoman Oct 2013 #4

house.gov Roland99 Oct 2013 #5

thanks Roland CatWoman Oct 2013 #6

Thank you!! Looks like all their "pieces" failed. bunnies Oct 2013 #7

LOOK DOWN CatWoman Oct 2013 #10

:) bunnies Oct 2013 #12

from TPM: CatWoman Oct 2013 #8

HaHa! Great strategy, Ted! bunnies Oct 2013 #13

165 douchebags voted against funding for veterans? curlyred Oct 2013 #19

You think that would have been a path to a clean CR? bunnies Oct 2013 #20

Indeed curlyred Oct 2013 #21

It was the Dems who voted against it. bunnies Oct 2013 #22

This might sound cold, but I think too much of the government is still open Trekologer Oct 2013 #24

Looks like all 3 provisions needed 2/3rds to pass BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #9

Hitting the M$M now Roland99 Oct 2013 #11

Direct link to your OP: pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #14

Ha! Losers kydo Oct 2013 #15

George Thorogood hootinholler Oct 2013 #16

there ya go kydo Oct 2013 #18

That's true, but they did wheel some of the Veterans in to the WWII Monument for a photo op, despite Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #17

But they'll gladly spend another trillion on Gulf War 2: Electric Boogaloo Die Harder. Initech Oct 2013 #23

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