GasBandit
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That first struck me more as someone making sure he remembered to lock all the doors before he left the house.Obama finds that the government is still closed:
USA Federal government: CLOSED
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The person who drove into the barricades and was subsequently killed yesterday was unarmed (except for the car) and she had her 1 year old daughter in the backseat. She apparently was suffering from postpartum depression over this last year, but there is no other knowledge about why she tried to enter the white house grounds.
The child is unharmed.
They started a probe to find out why the police responded by shooting her since she did not ever get past the barricades, and other than reckless driving did not pose an immediate danger to anyone.
The child is unharmed.
They started a probe to find out why the police responded by shooting her since she did not ever get past the barricades, and other than reckless driving did not pose an immediate danger to anyone.
GasBandit
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We'll see what the investigation turns up, but I have a hard time faulting law enforcement/secret service for opening fire on a black sedan that tries to ram its way through a barricade at the white house and runs over a cop, then speeds toward the capitol.
But it does sound like a seriously leveled-up version of suicide-by-cop.
That behavior of hers is not explained away by saying she's depressed.
If I'd seen a car like that run someone over and try to ram, my first thought would be "full of explosives".
GasBandit
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Something struck me as odd about the whole "WW2 Memorial closed to veterans" story. It's an open air area. If funding to it is shut down, who's putting up barricades and turning away the veterans? Turns out I guess "shut down" doesn't mean they send the workers home, they just instruct them to make life miserable as possible for anyone who wants to enter the memorial.
Park Service Ranger: "We've been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It's disgusting."
It's like I've said all along.. in any situation, service to the public is not the goal of government. Increased government is the goal of government. If you dare try to weaken (or shut down) the government, government makes damn sure you regret it as much as possible.
Park Service Ranger: "We've been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It's disgusting."
It's like I've said all along.. in any situation, service to the public is not the goal of government. Increased government is the goal of government. If you dare try to weaken (or shut down) the government, government makes damn sure you regret it as much as possible.
When I went to DC last year, I went through the WW II memorial on my way through the mall. It was ~8:30 on a weekday morning, and there were only four other tourists around. That's it. They're spending more time and money to block it off than they were leaving it open.
Many of the monuments pre-shutdown were open area, low security. I'd been to them a few times. Seeing how there was no entry fee and no doors, it's asinine to be enforcing a stoppage to people's entry.
Except we're not shutting it down. The government is shutting the government down, and the government's not being punished for it; we are.
Hey, the Nasdaq likes it. It goes up 0.01!And the press is still there, making sure we have up to date information on the latest developments of this increasingly stressful event.
--Patrick
Guys. Guys! Breaking news on the TRUTH behind Obama and the government shutdown!
He was made fun of for liking a certain Pokemon that no one should like.
I honestly don't think I've ever come across a real person using that Pokemon in the games. Only NPCs.
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If ever a Pokemon deserved the "make me creepy for Hallowe'en" treatment, it's this guy.Exactly.Miiiister Miiiiiiime!
--Patrick
Interesting point about all the blaming:
http://townhall.com/columnists/thom...o-shut-down-the-government-n1716292/page/full
http://townhall.com/columnists/thom...o-shut-down-the-government-n1716292/page/full
GasBandit
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Factual, well reasoned, plainly stated. Prepare for the straw man arguments against townhall.com.
Aaand I was too late posting this.. It already started.
How is the House's ability to set funding in a bill and exclude the Healthcare Act more sacrosanct than the Senate and President's ability to reject said funding bill for purposefully non-funding something that was lawfully passed (and thus deserves funding)? It's the exact same check and balance system, but the Senate is somehow the bad guys because they want to fund something that the House doesn't?
Nice try, but you can't hold one chamber's ability over another. If anything it means that both chambers (and thus both parties) are equally responsible for this.
Nice try, but you can't hold one chamber's ability over another. If anything it means that both chambers (and thus both parties) are equally responsible for this.