Day 3 of the "shutdown"

[Karee 4,191]

I don't think reducing the debt is a bad thing. Frankly, I'd like to see someone start moving us in the other direction in a safe/stable manner. THIS is not the way to do that IMO. This is all about political posturing and I take exception to people that think this is a political tool. They're holding the government/nation hostage to try to get their way on a law that was passed legally with majority support. That's BS. They lost that one, f**king suck it and move on to the next one. Maybe stop acting like this and you may have a chance at regaining majority control. Obamacare is not perfect ad in some cases it may really suck. But the level of hatred for this law is beyond irrational. I heard a republican call obamacare one of the most heinous laws in the history of mankind earlier this week. This is the level of irrationality.

While I agree that the health care thing is bad excuse for this, something has to give. If that's the excuse they use, so be it. There needs to be fiscal responsibility in this country. They could've done it years ago when it would've been less painful, but they wait and wait and wait, in the mean time spending spending spending, money they don't have. Hey it sucks. No doubt about it. But it's going to suck alot more if they don't do something about it now.

[RGinWA 816]

They stopped inspecting airplanes. I'm glad I don't fly until November.

I wonder if drug smuggling is ramping up?

This shutdown is proving a point....wait, what was the point? Oh that's right, hostage taking is legal in Congress.

[Karee 4,191]

Those are the same politicians that now refuse to keep the government operating. You support that blow all this shite up jihad so you should have no problem making your case to the men and woimen in uniform.

Sorry, they need to take it up with their govt. representatives. I had no say in how the money was spent in past years. I'd bet if someone told those military folks the truth, that their children's futures are being ruined by this massive spending, they probably look at it differently. Maybe not.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

While I agree that the health care thing is bad excuse for this, something has to give. If that's the excuse they use, so be it. There needs to be fiscal responsibility in this country. They could've done it years ago when it would've been less painful, but they wait and wait and wait, in the mean time spending spending spending, money they don't have. Hey it sucks. No doubt about it. But it's going to suck alot more if they don't do something about it now.

This kamikaze mission costs money. It doesn't save any. It does the opposite. How does that further what you profess to support? Right, it doesn't. It's irrational. It's stupid. And it's counterproductive. And yet, you support it. It's like cutting back on your family budget and then opeing the window to toss out a few $20 dollar bills for no reason at all. Would you do that? Of course not. Because it would be stupid. And yet, when the Republican jihadists do just that, you sit thwere and applaud it. Weird.

Sorry, they need to take it up with their govt. representatives. I had no say in how the money was spent in past years. I'd bet if someone told those military folks the truth, that their children's futures are being ruined by this massive spending, they probably look at it differently. Maybe not.

I see. Lots of conviction. Yet no courage.

[Karee 4,191]

They stopped inspecting airplanes. I'm glad I don't fly until November.

I wonder if drug smuggling is ramping up?

This shutdown is proving a point....wait, what was the point? Oh that's right, hostage taking is legal in Congress.

According to a statement by the FAA, its Aviation Safety Organization is currently operating with a staff of 310 out of approximately 7,000 employees nationwide. The 310 include “managers in all field offices who will monitor the system and call back employees as necessary. If the furlough extends longer than a few days, we will begin to recall as many as 2,500 employees back to work incrementally, including safety inspectors, engineers and technical support staff, depending on need.”

Hmm. How is that possible?

Source:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/10/02/government-shutdown-means-airplane-safety-checks-are-suspended/

This kamikaze mission costs money. It doesn't save any. It does the opposite. How does that further what you profess to support? Right, it doesn't. It's irrational. It's stupid. And it's counterproductive. And yet, you support it. It's like cutting back on your family budget and then opeing the window to toss out a few $20 dollar bills for no reason at all. Would you do that? Of course not. Because it would be stupid. And yet, when the Republican jihadists do just that, you sit thwere and applaud it. Weird.

I see. Lots of conviction. Yet no courage.

Sorry I don't buy into playing the "support the troops" card when trying to make a point. You're starting to sounds like GWB.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hmm. How is that possible?

Source:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/10/02/government-shutdown-means-airplane-safety-checks-are-suspended/

Gotta ask Airbus and Boeing who have to slow production because planes can't be delivered due to lack of inspecion capacity. But who needs jobs at Boeing and Airbus, right? Slwer production, fewer workers, less wages, fewer taxes, bigger deficits. Yay.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Sorry I don't buy into playing the "support the troops" card when trying to make a point.

Fair enough but you do seem to suport the idea that to save omeny one has to waste money.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What we should do is cut of all federal spending in tea party jihadists congressional districts. We should ensure that their districts be kept squeaky clean of all federal funds. And we should make sure that the tea party jihadists get full credit for that cleansing of federal funding and all the good that does for their districts.

Edited October 4, 2013 by Mr. Big Dog

[RGinWA 816]

Hmm. How is that possible?

Source:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/10/02/government-shutdown-means-airplane-safety-checks-are-suspended/

Sorry I don't buy into playing the "support the troops" card when trying to make a point. You're starting to sounds like GWB.

Like I said, I'm glad I'm flying in November.

Why can't the just deem inspectors "essential employees" and give us some peace of mind by paying those f#ckers?

[Karee 4,191]

Fair enough but you do seem to suport the idea that to save omeny one has to waste money.

The point I'm trying to make is that so far all these "the sky will fall predictions" have not come true in 3 days. Granted that's a very short period of time. I think this is a great opportunity for the American people to realize that government isn't doing as much for them as they might have thought. There's no money. That's just a fact.

Government spending is out of control, and this a great experiment to see if all that spending is really needed. Time to take off the training wheels. Personally I think the longer this goes on, the worse it'll be for ALL politicians, because people will start realizing that government doesn't play as big a role in their lives as they'd like you to think.

It may turn out that most of the govt. spending is needed. I kinda doubt that, but we'll see.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The point I'm trying to make is that so far all these "the sky will fall predictions" have not come true in 3 days. Granted that's a very short period of time. I think this is a great opportunity for the American people to realize that government isn't doing as much for them as they might have thought. There's no money. That's just a fact.

Government spending is out of control, and this a great experiment to see if all that spending is really needed. Time to take off the training wheels. Personally I think the longer this goes on, the worse it'll be for ALL politicians, because people will start realizing that government doesn't play as big a role in their lives as they'd like you to think.

It may turn out that most of the govt. spending is needed. I kinda doubt that, but we'll see.

Let this go for two weeks and it will cost hundreds of thousands o jobs. Billions of dollars in economic activity. Lost tax revenues that will far outpace any saings you think there are to be had. This is the stupidest way to go about deficit reduction. There's really no possible way more moronioc than what you are advocating here.

[Karee 4,191]

Let this go for two weeks and it will cost hundreds of thousands o jobs. Billions of dollars in economic activity. Lost tax revenues that will far outpace any saings you think there are to be had. This is the stupidest way to go about deficit reduction. There's really no possible way more moronioc than what you are advocating here.

We'll see. You don't go throwing good money after bad simply to keep people employed. Hey I'd love it if they did this the right way, but it's obvious neither party is capable of doing that. Everyone has their sacred cow. We'll see which cows are sacred after a few weeks of this.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Like I said, I'm glad I'm flying in November.

Why can't the just deem inspectors "essential employees" and give us some peace of mind by paying those f#ckers?

Ran into a lady in Sams today . I heard her tell her son it was the governments fault they were there

Turns out all the commissaries are shut down., now that is nuts

of course the time of the commissaries might be over soon anyway

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

We'll see. You don't go throwing good money after bad simply to keep people employed. Hey I'd love it if they did this the right way, but it's obvious neither party is capable of doing that. Everyone has their sacred cow. We'll see which cows are sacred after a few weeks of this.

So you don't inspect airplanes thus preventing Boeing and Airbus making deliveries of their products to customers? Boeing should quit making airplanes so we can discontinue employing people at the FAA? Brilliant!

[Karee 4,191]

So you don't inspect airplanes thus preventing Boeing and Airbus making deliveries of their products to customers? Boeing should quit making airplanes so we can discontinue employing people at the FAA? Brilliant!

Nobody is going to quit making airplanes. You know that. You're being silly now. Some stupid battery grounded the entire fleet of 787s. There's always delays in delivering aircraft. If that's all you got, this is definitely worth it.