THE SHUTDOWN

Yeah … plenty to say about this.  Here are some points:

• First, it is NOT a government shutdown.  The government is still operating.  It is a partial shutdown of non-essential government functions. 
• Blame the Republicans?  Well sure!  That’s what the media is doing, and that is what 0bama and the Democrats knew the media would do.  Never a doubt. 
• There is a reason we have a Senate, a House of Representatives and an Executive Department.  There’s a reason we have three distinct branches of government (well, four … if you count the media.)  It’s called checks and balances.  Perhaps Herman’s listeners will learn something about this.
• Government workers who are furloughed will not lose any money.  Yes, they may be going without paychecks right now.  Many of them are working on other projects.  Some have actually engaged in other money-making activities.  But they WILL eventually be paid for this time they are NOT working.
• It may come as a surprise to some, but the purpose of government is not to provide jobs for government workers.  We don’t pay taxes in order to provide jobs for government workers.  You are not going to get any sympathy from me – or from other clear-thinking Americans – by pissing and moaning all over my radio and TV about the money these workers are supposedly losing during this partial shutdown.
• Who gets to decide what government functions are curtailed during this budget impass?  The president, that’s who.
• In previous shutdowns .. the 1995 shutdown, for instance .. memorials in Washington were not shut down.  They were not closed.  This time they were.  Why?  A National Park Service Spokesman says they were closed at the specific direction of the White House.  Now when I get to talking about this today … well, this is where I stand the greatest chance of losing it and letting you know just exactly what I think about Barack Obama. 

  I have to take some comfort in this shutdown scenario believing that more Americans every day are discovering what an arrogant, narcissistic, incompetent schmuck we have in the White House.