Dear Democrats: Shut it down

WaPo ^ | 1/15/18 | Bruenig

[pabianice]

If Congress cannot agree on a budget plan by Jan. 19, the government will shut down. This isn’t the outcome anyone wants. But Democrats ought to start steeling themselves now: If the Republican majority’s budget plan leaves the “dreamers” in limbo, fails to supply desperately needed aid to Puerto Rico and coastal states battered by natural disaster, or allows the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to wither away, Democrats need to be ready to shut the whole thing down.

[publius911]

So, if the government is shut down, does that mean we don’t have to pay any benefits or medical services for illegal aliens who came from shitholes?
Asking for a friend.

In a rational world, to be effective, ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Our President won't receive a cent, either.

Incidentally, any elected criminals and bureaucrat of any and all political parties, who utter the words "women and children" will be summarily dismissed with prejudice!

[DNME]

This could be the perfect spot for an outrageous shift in gummint policy.

Only “nonessential” employees are put on furlough in a shutdown.

Perfect! Mr. Trump, you may fire when ready!

Announce that all furloughed employees can just stay home, no back pay, no callback. If you’re nonessential, we don’t need you. Bye!

Overnight the Swamp is turned into a parking lot.

[Brilliant]

I wish they would shut it down. And when they reopen it make clear that any federal worker who didn’t work cutting the shutdown doesn’t get paid.

[kaehurowing]

Make my day.

[confederatecarpetbag]

Shut it down, tear it apart and start over.

Do it. Please. ASAP

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

Good reply!!!

[publius911]

January 12, 2018! Mark it down. I agree with the Washington Post! What is the world coming to?

Just double up on your senility pills,
You'll feel better.

[fastrock]

I’m confident many Federal Gov’t workers who are in non-essential positions don’t want Prez Trump to realize their job is non-essential!!!

[whistleduck]

Eliminate DOJ FBI EDUCATION EPA EEOC 13 or so intel agencies

and then consider making real cuts.

[whistleduck]

Good plan. But announce the no work no pay plan prior to the shutdown to put more federal workers wrath on the wth? democrappers list!

[Brilliant]

Announce it first and tell them that if they come in they will get paid when Congress approves the budget. If they don’t come in they won’t get paid.

[RitaOK]

Thanks so much for the link. The scope of Clinton access to international gazillions is astonishing. It has to be flagrantly criminal to ignore the flagrantly criminal after decades. Maybe most of the green light given the Clintons’ really can be attributed to Bush’s fault. 🤨. Bush, had he been willing, could have made it tough for Hillary to ever dare to run for president, back in 2008. He certainly had the goods on them, from leaving with the WH china, to giving China a nuclear place setting of secrets for advancing their missile program. Instead, the Bushes made a public show of their “adopted” SON, Bill Clinton! “No trouble from the George W White House” was the message, loud and clear, to both the Clinton Crime Family and to the public. They got their pass.