Posted on 04/05/2011 6:34:49 AM PDT by 11th_VA
It's not just the House of Representatives.
In another sign that neither side in the spending cut fight is confident that a government shutdown can be avoided, the White House has ordered federal agencies to prep for a government shutdown.
Ed O'Keefe at the Washington Post obtained the memo from a federal official, and confirmed its authenticity with the Office of Management and Budget.
"[G]iven the realities of the calendar, good management requires that we continue contingency planning for an orderly shutdown should the negotiations not be completed by" April 8, the memo reads. More guidance should be forthcoming today. The development occurs just as House leadership is distributing guidance members of Congress about shutdown protocol.
Congressional leaders will meet with President Obama at the White House Tuesday in a last-ditch effort break the logjam and reach a spending deal before the end of the week. If an agreement isn't reached, both sides are at the ready to blame the other for the shutdown.
Does anyone know the definite status of military pay if there’s a shutdown?
I have this sick premonition of it being 20 years from now, and some sonorous, vapid journobot, a Pretty Chicken, if you will, will be intoning “... hearkens back to 2010, the last time Congress passed a budget.”
“White House Orders Agencies To Prep For Government Shutdown”
OH THANK GOD! I was afraid they were going to puss out and cut a deal!
“Non-essential employees furloughed, President leaves first.”
Good management? Why start now, Barack?
Does this mean that Vacationer-in-Chief is warning the staff to prepare his suitcases for another vacation?
Can’t expect Vacationer-in-Chief to be in the Oval Office, if the government is going to be shut down.
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Good news!
Happy days are here again
The sky above is clear again
So let’s sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again
“I disagree. The American people are not in the same plastic banana feel-good mood they were in during the Clinton years, and on top of that this has happened specifically because the Democrats refused to pass a budget last fall. As well, in 1995 FOX News wasn’t the most popular news station, and there wasn’t a blogosphere and Matt Drudge to get our argument out. These things didn’t even exist.
The facts are quite different this time.”
Spot on.
Well, we always said it was easier to oppose the rats than it was to get any control of BUSH’s rubberstamp congress. We were to the republicans what the african-americans (and hard left) are to the democrat party: Where ya gonna go?
Memo PS:
Make sure Women Children and elderly are the first to be effected.
signed:
Barry
The furlough should apply to the hordes of WH porters and travel agents.
Why do we have to pay for nonessential crap?
please wait until after monday. It took over a year of ***king around with DHS to get my wife’s green card appointment set. Finally we got one 2 days after I called my Congressperson who is a member of the DHS oversight subcommittee
The MSM will be ruthless. The dems will lie. Many voters are dumbed down and addicted to Uncle Sugar Daddy.
This is one of those times where the rubber meets the road.
Based on past practices, I am very sure they will attempt to blame someone else anyway.
What we have now, seems like were better off without, except for maybe defense.
Wonder if the order includes the IRS?
I hope they ground Air Force 1 during the shutdown, so bambi can't use it for fund-raising on his reelection tour.
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