Can Someone Explain?

[Westside Steve]

Theater indeed.

But the numbers are ridiculous.

It's like someone about to lose a 300,000$ home and negotiating with the bank over whether or not to switch from Marlboros to a generic brand of cigartettes.

And while we wring our hands over Planned Parenthood and NPR keep in mind that the president would veto a measure that touches those two Democrat sacred (and cash) cows.

WSS

[Kosar_For_President]

It's a bunch of children running the country. Everyone needs to not vote Republican or Democrat next election, it's not a wasted vote. Everyone gets caught up in the party they are affiliated with and they do not look at the issues. Meanwhile, congress is stealing from the American people. They keep us busy by arguing about party affiliation while they do shit like this. It's all marketing, like Chevy vs Ford. We need to take the power back.

[ClevelandFanForLife]

Favorite part of the possible shut down is that soldiers pay checks will be delayed but congress will still get theirs. Why should the men and women defending this country get paid? I mean, it's much more important that morons in Washington are able to pay for their many mistresses and illegitimate children that nobody knows about.

[Mr. T]

@vaportrail said:

I'm minding my business studying for the MCAT, then all of a sudden, on the news and on facebook, I see that the government might shut down. Um. Why?

Because Obammy went on vacation after they signed into law the last budget extension.

Proof that Obammy doesn't give a shit about all of the working folks who need their jobs.

[Erie Dawg]

@kosar_for_president said:

It's a bunch of children running the country. Everyone needs to not vote Republican or Democrat next election, it's not a wasted vote. Everyone gets caught up in the party they are affiliated with and they do not look at the issues. Meanwhile, congress is stealing from the American people. They keep us busy by arguing about party affiliation while they do shit like this. It's all marketing, like Chevy vs Ford. We need to take the power back.

Exactly.

[Mr. T]

If there is a shutdown will people like Heck be layed off?

Will all those Washington bloggers have to take a vacation? Or will they work for free and stay logged in 24/7 like they did during the health Care debate.

[Pumpkin Eater]

Vapor, are you asking why government might shut down? Or why politics are getting in the way of creating a federal budget?

The simple, non-biased answer is that without a budget, there is no money set aside to pay federal employees or bills or conduct federal business. So "non-essential" services are shut down.

As far as politics go, it's getting idiotic. For some reason its all that some people can talk about. Political hackery is getting on my nerves.

[VaporTrail]

I was just surprised because it seemed to come out of left field. I literally hadn't heard anything about it for the few days prior, then I hear the government might shut down? Haven't really had much time to follow the news lately.

[Westside Steve]

@vaportrail said:

I was just surprised because it seemed to come out of left field. I literally hadn't heard anything about it for the few days prior, then I hear the government might shut down? Haven't really had much time to follow the news lately.

LOL

I guess not.

Every news outlet has been droning on for a week about ut.

Then again it's only 38 billion of 14 trillion, so.....

14,000,000,000,000.00

- 38,000,000,000.00

PS we added like, fifty billion to the debt during the week we farted around with this chumpchange.

WSS

[VaporTrail]

Yeah. I've been studying like crazy, so haven't been watching the news or reading websites for it.