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JB>>number of Dems.  Now their worst fears take hold as each day goes by
JB>>and  the world doesn't end.  Their fear tactics of doom and gloom
JB>>won't come  true.  The people will see that the fears from the left
JB>>are way over  blown.  Obama and the left will now start the hand

 Turns out pretty much every business publication of any note and
 business agencies disagreed with you. That includes the WSJ, the
 US Chamber of Congress, and The Economist and Financial Times.

 Oh, and none of that had anything to do with taking anyone's
 charge card away, that deadline had not even arrived yet, and
 now it won't for months. Didn't you know that?

JB>>waiving about what  could happen or what will happen in the future.
JB>>All that has happened  is that their ability to borrow money has been
JB>>revoked (i.e. we've taken  away their credit card).  Now they have to
JB>>live within their means.  For  the hard left, this is the end of the
JB>>world scenario.  Maybe they can  get Ben to print them up a stack of
JB>>cash and bring it over in trucks :)

 Good thing I didn't see this immediately. Gave it time to end.

 All that has actually happened is, the Republicans caved. They
 saw the end of their world coming, and they got scared. As it
 is, many Republicans are hostile to the Tea Party, even more
 than they were before.

 Ted Cruz is looking more and more like the looney he is, and
 even Republicans are seeing it.

 JB> Well day two has come and pretty much the same as day 1,
 JB> except that the Obama administration made some bad
 JB> decisions by closing down national parks and some WWII vets
 JB> had to take matters into their own hands.  It will be

 They did not make a decision. That was the way the law is
 written. No money, they shut down.

 If it was just a decision the feds made, why did NYC, under
 their Republican mayor, come up with $15,000/day to reopen The
 Statue of Liberty? Why did Arizona come up with $115,000/day to
 reopen part of the Grand Canyon? That ain't chump change, so why
 would state and city governments, Republican run state and city
 government, come up with money like that if it wasn't necessary?

 JB> interesting to see how the administration deals with its
 JB> decision making around how to live within its financial
 JB> means.  We'll get a glimpse into whether Obama wants to do
 JB> the right thing for the country with regards to spending
 JB> priorities or whether he will resort to his typical
 JB> political decision making.  This is what happens when mommy
 JB> and daddy take away Junior's credit card.

 There was no decision to make. The law was written that way, no
 one can rationally say monuments are crucial functions. And the
 law forbids volunteers to run things while the funding is ended.

 Law, Jeff, law.

 JB> Patriotism is not who can leak the most Secret documents to
 JB> the NY Times ...

 Or the identity of covert operatives to the world.



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