I’m scratching my head. Obastard is afraid some truckers may clog up the beltway and prevent travel, so he’s going to close the beltway himself to prevent travel?
I’m so confused.
“Since Interstate 495 is clearly a federal roadway,” report our DOT sources, and “the federal government is now closed because of the crazy House of Representatives Republicans, it is within the purview of the federal government to add it to the list of government properties that are closed and may not be used by citizens.”
"Crazy?" This has to be satire, nobody could have said that.
But Officer, I’m only trying to deliver this truckload of orange cones to the White House.
Assuming the rumor is true, what is King Bammy’s legal authority for calling up the the National Guard without a request from the affected states?
As if there are no alternate routes.
Maybe someone should remind him how well sending the National Guard to Kent State worked.
Civics lesson: the National Guard is the organized militia of the several states and is under the control of each state governor. Unless by executive order the president federalize particular units, he’d have to rely upon governors (who have to answer to their own citizens and legislatures) to make it happen. I might note that except for a portion of I-95 running on the Wilson Bridge all of I-95/I-495 lies outside of the District of Columbia.
Does it matter whether the truckers close the beltway or the guard closes the beltway — just means that the government will take the unpopularity hit, not the truckers, and the trucker will save on their diesel fuel.
Kidding right? That will push the denizens over the edge.
Take the metro, kids!
Then the truckers' plan has worked......without the trucks. Brilliant!
Reminds me of Hoover and the Bonus Army.
No food for DC. I am sure that will go over like the pregnant lady doing the pole vault.
Isn’t the defense of Washington, D.C., the duty of the REAL armed forces of this country?
Why would Caligula, er, Obama use the lowly State-originated National Guard?
Why would he, as Commander-in-Chief, NOT station professional USAR regulars, or even, (gasp), THE US MARINES??
So I guess this means Obama thinks a bunch of truckers driving around DC is an emergency big enough to call out the guard. If Obama can call up the National Guard to close Washington, why can’t Rick Perry call up the guard to close the border.
How soon until we hear, “Shots fired” by King Barry’s armed thugs????? Unfortunately, that will be his next step.
Gee, there could be multiple “wrecks” on the feeders to 495 and there’d be no traffic to stop.