How is it that the Democrats get to choose what gets shut down? Is the statement “The Democrat strategy is to do random bad things to the American public” even remotely true?
“Stuff like this is the main damage – the government continues as usual, illegally, in the sense that government employees continue to receive pay and exercise power”
Only “non-essential” parts of the government are closing. There is a legal framework determining who gets pay.
“But, if government activities, including Obamacare, continue as usual, despite not being legally funded”
Except that Obamacare is self-funded and was always known to not be affected by this political theater.
“When the Republicans fold, rendering their election victory irrelevant, that makes those irritating white voters irrelevant.”
What Republican election victory? How would the Republicans folding on their self-induced shutdown disregard the voters who overwhelmingly don’t want a government shutdown?
An interesting post on the subject.
That post was pretty atrocious.
Some glaring problems:
How is it that the Democrats get to choose what gets shut down? Is the statement “The Democrat strategy is to do random bad things to the American public” even remotely true?
“Stuff like this is the main damage – the government continues as usual, illegally, in the sense that government employees continue to receive pay and exercise power”
Only “non-essential” parts of the government are closing. There is a legal framework determining who gets pay.
“But, if government activities, including Obamacare, continue as usual, despite not being legally funded”
Except that Obamacare is self-funded and was always known to not be affected by this political theater.
“When the Republicans fold, rendering their election victory irrelevant, that makes those irritating white voters irrelevant.”
What Republican election victory? How would the Republicans folding on their self-induced shutdown disregard the voters who overwhelmingly don’t want a government shutdown?
The president has a great deal of leeway on exactly how to implement the shutdown.
Yes. (I can provide more examples if you’re interested.)
That article is a big list of talking points with no sources and an obvious political agenda. Seriously?