Pic Of The Moment: Everything You Need To Know About The Government Shutdown

[EarlG]

The Atlantic - "The Two Basic Facts That Should Be in Every Shutdown Story"

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[Richardo]

1. Beat this into everyone's head you know.

I speak metaphorically (for most people)


Thanks EarlG

[ctsnowman]

2. Exactly!

And there are not 200 + "Tea" party reps. This a Republican made disaster.

[Stuart G]

3. That's all folks..

That is all of it
Part of it
Most of it
and Boehner is full of it......

He hates this country.....If he cared he would allow a vote.....end of rant.....

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Simple and to the point, EarlG

Thank you.

BTW, love the picture of Boehner.

LOL.

[Initech]

5. WORST SPEAKER EVER!!!!!

[oberliner]

6. Is there a simple definition of "clean" budget bill?

What makes it "clean" exactly?

[pffshht]

8. A budget bill, eom.

[oberliner]

12. Then why add the word clean?

That's what I was asking. What's a dirty budget bill? Is there such a thing? Seems like a reasonable question.

[gateley]

24. Provisions -- like postponing the ACA for a year. Voting ONLY on the budget and nothing else.

[AllyCat]

9. One with budget items in it, not legislative items.

Getting rid of ACA is a legislative item.
Passing money for government functions like subsidies, schools, the military are budget items.

What Boehner and the House Terrorist Guard want is a budget bill with stuff in it that will get removed, if "bad" for them, and expanded, if "good" for them.

[oberliner]

10. Thanks - I appreciate the response

Why is the term "clean" used?

[AllyCat]

19. Because the way our government works is, well, pork

They put stuff in bills. Is how we get stuff done. But it should not be in budget bills.

[MADem]

29. A CR that keeps the government running.

A "SSDD" bill to kick the can down the road.

[oberliner]

32. Thanks

I am sadly not as well-informed about this situation as I should be.

[SunSeeker]

7. The GOP has no endgame, just like they had no exit strategy for Iraq. nt

[Roland99]

11. Perfect summary

[BainsBane]

13. I saw someone refer to him yesterday as the weeping cheeto

which I thought was perfect.

[Scurrilous]

14. K & R

[chervilant]

15. Unfortunately,

I work for a die-hard -- and, apparently, delusional -- republican, who just today informed me that the only reason that Obama got re-elected was because "dead, or non-existent, or black, or brown people voted for him." He then observed that only people "on the dole" voted for Obama.

Needless to say, I cannot refute or contradict him, because I'd be out of a job, and likely unable to get another, in this deeply red state.

Just think: there are hundreds of thousands of sadly delusional people who are still drinking the kool-aide, still virulently racist, still hate-filled...

[progressoid]

22. Been there.

If you get a chance for another job, take it.

I used to work for a rabid RWer too. For 10 years I listened to that crap.
It would have been better for me financially to have kept the job, but my life would have been so much worse if I had stayed.

[dawnie51]

16. I'm beginning to wonder ...

what the baggers have on Boehner. It is not a sane stance that he is taking, when most of his own caucus wants a clean bill. There has to be a reason he is refusing to take this to the floor out of hand; is there a hooker somewhere, a dead body, a live boy? The fear on this guy is almost palpable; I think he is possibly going to wind up in a bad, bad place before this is over. He doesn't have the coping skills for this kind of warfare.

[toby jo]

18. My money's on a weekly or monthly payday

from johnny money pockets who has some need to see Obama knocked down.

Not talking hundreds, more like 25k. Guy will leave office rich and not give a shit.

[William769]

17. Kick & recommended.

[progressoid]

20. I love that it's called a "clean" bill.

Clearly, theirs is dirty.

[Buddaman]

21. You 'da man EarlG......

[indepat]

23. So one traitor is holding our government hostage. Perhaps this traitor has earned having his

political nuts being cut off, metaphorically speaking of course. May the sand flies of a thousand camels nest in his pubic hairs, metaphorically again, of course.

[Cha]

25. Now is the media still going to Chuck Todd it with.. "It's

both parties' fault?

boner is taking direct orders from Kochs.. am I wrong?

Thanks EarlG!

[niyad]

26. k and r--and will be keeping this handy in case I encounter any kool-ade drinkers.

[santamargarita]

27. This because the bastards were unable to steal the last election.

Alcohol has rotted Bonner's brain. He is unfit and does not belong in office.

[IronLionZion]

28. Congress has only ONE job

and the tea party faction fails miserably. Failed in the elections, failed in congressional votes, failed in the courts, failed in popular opinion, and resorted to holding our country hostage like thugs. They can't accept that they lost. The voters need to teach them a lesson their party will NEVER forget.

[AAO]

30. So simple, so easy. What a crybaby loserman.