Don't know what to make of this

[lonestarnot]

White House silence on shutdown ‘inexcusable,’ unions say


By Lisa Rein, Monday, April 4, 11:02 PM
Federal employee unions lashed out at the Obama administration Monday for withholding plans for a government shutdown four days before Congress must agree on a budget for the rest of the fiscal year or risk furloughing workers across the country.



“Federal employees are being held hostage because these plans are not being made available,” said William R. Dougan, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, whose members include civilian Defense Department workers. “It’s disrespectful to hold these folks in limbo until the last minute.”

He called “inexcusable” the government’s decision not to tell federal workers who would be sent home and who would be told to keep working.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-silence-on-possible-government-shutdown-inexcusable-unions-say/2011/04/04/AFpF0LgC_story.html

[Rex]

1. Looks like that war on terror is really working out for the bad guys.

All these 'hostage takers' makes you wonder what kind of govt we have running things.

[guruoo]

2. I can't think of any major advantage in knowing four days in advance

They have no idea for sure if they'll be shutting down, or how long a shutdown will last.

[iwishiwas]

4. Arranging for day care would be my priority (or not arranging since

there would be no paycheck to pay for care).

[iwishiwas]

3. It's the private vs the public folks again-just like Wisconsin no matter

who is doing it. In addition, now Paul Ryan is after the Federal health plans and pensions.

[inna]

5. Rand Paul? or Paul Ryan?

[iwishiwas]

6. Paul Ryan from WI. He is the one proposing the Repug budget with

draconian cuts and dramatic prioritization of Medicare, SS and block grants to Medicaid.

[inna]

7. ah, thanks. Paul Ryan somehow has escaped my radar altogether, i thought it was Walker

behind all that repug outrage in WI.

[Bound by Honor]

8. Is he from a district where he can be easily into trouble

like his fellow Rethuglicans in Wisconsin, hmm?

He can be easily replaced - just need a tap of the shoulders from his own constituents.