Government Shutdown??

[progressoid]

How do you feel about a government shutdown?

[KamaAina]

1. For every day it's shut down, we should have a progress bar that gets longer and longer.

You know, like a Boner. :evilgrin:

[w8liftinglady]

2. toughie. I'd like to show the public which group is on their side.... but

it will be tough for citizens who benefit from government entities.

[progressoid]

4. Yeah, that's kind of my feelings too.

Politically, I think it would help our side but at what cost to those in need?

[MrCoffee]

3. I can't afford to lose my paycheck, so no shutdown, thanks.

[CreekDog]

5. VA doctor appointments will not happen during a gov't shutdown

:hi:

[blondeatlast]

6. Other--politically, it would help the Democrats, but it's bad for the country. nt

[Taverner]

11. Typical response from you

Tell me, are you afraid of things that go bump in the night?

[subterranean]

7. I'd prefer to avoid it, but not if it means giving in to the Republicons.

If they're not willing to compromise, fuck 'em.

[craigmatic]

8. Repubs fear it more than we do because it exposes them for what they really are.

That's why they keep trying to negotiate with Obama. They're afraid of it. Obama should realize this and use it as leverage aginst Boner.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Exactly why BO needs to call their bluff! Shut-it-down...and watch 'em squirm. n/t

[Shandris]

9. It's a terrible choice.

But if we don't put an end to this Tea Party bullshit now, then the next chance we get may be even worse. I don't want to think about worse if I can avoid it.

[craigmatic]

12. Sometimes short term pain is neccessary to remind people of who actually stands for their true

interests.

[progressoid]

13. kickin for the night time crowd.

[sad sally]

14. Have cheered all the support of union workers here on DU.

If that support holds true for all union workers - both public and private - this treatment by the Executive branch of NFFE employees (federal union employees) regarding the looming shutdown seems shoddy at best. They had to file a FOIA to get information...

Federal workers fed up with lack of information about possible shutdown, Tuesday, April 5, 10:14 PM

Like a marriage showing the strain of money troubles, the relationship between federal employees and the Obama administration is fraying as the possibility of a government shutdown grows stronger.

Generally, that relationship has been a good one, despite the two-year pay federal pay freeze pushed by President Obama. But the current source of friction is less about money than about information.

With a shutdown looming, Uncle Sam had acted, at least until late Tuesday, like he could see, hear and say no evil when it came to telling the public — and federal employees in particular — what closing the government would mean for them.

“It’s getting our goat a little bit,” John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), said at a morning news conference.
...
Despite all the public debate, the charges flung back and forth daily between Republicans and Democrats, and “the gravity and notoriety of this matter, nearly all Federal Executive Branch agencies have failed or refused to release their contingency plans to either the public or to federal employee unions such as AFGE,” the suit says.

The union wants agency contingency plans and “a description or list of employees or positions that would be required to work without pay in the event of a shutdown.”

The AFGE filed a Freedom of Information Act request March 2 with the OMB seeking that information, then filed suit March 30 when it was not provided. The FOIA letter also requested information on the operations that would continue during a shutdown and the employees needed to keep them going.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/politics/federal-workers-fed-up-with-lack-of-information-about-possible-shutdown/2011/04/05/AFpk27lC_story.h?du

[Common Sense Party]

15. How about we shut down Congress until January 2013? n/t

[johnnie]

16. I won't be able to afford it

They are only shutting down non-essential government. If they are going to play their game then shut the whole fucking thing down.

I will be out of work with no pay because the fuckers want to play politics.