The Great American Shutdown (or GAS)
For now, I only have a snippet to offer on the shutdown shenanigans.
Erick Erickson (at Fox News) posted an article today that might help some of you understand why the right wing is "functioning" the way it is. He writes:
"I know, I know. Surely you thought that today you’d, as we say in the South, “wake up dead.” And if you woke up alive, surely you thought the Internet would be dead, your power out, no running water, and looters on the prowl."
So there is a segment of people out there (in the South?) who actually think the Federal Government controls our power, water, the Internet, and local looters. No wonder they don't like the Government and think it is too BIG. Perhaps the conversation should be retargeted towards educating these folks about how small Government really is; they might be surprised and (gasp!) happy.
Other than that, Erickson's article is just pure comedy. Read it.
For now, I only have a snippet to offer on the shutdown shenanigans.
Erick Erickson (at Fox News) posted an article today that might help some of you understand why the right wing is "functioning" the way it is. He writes:
"I know, I know. Surely you thought that today you’d, as we say in the South, “wake up dead.” And if you woke up alive, surely you thought the Internet would be dead, your power out, no running water, and looters on the prowl."
So there is a segment of people out there (in the South?) who actually think the Federal Government controls our power, water, the Internet, and local looters. No wonder they don't like the Government and think it is too BIG. Perhaps the conversation should be retargeted towards educating these folks about how small Government really is; they might be surprised and (gasp!) happy.
Other than that, Erickson's article is just pure comedy. Read it.
