I rather agree.
I agree that the feds are alot like schools at least these days - they take off every opportunity they have.
They take advantage of these funerals as they take advantage of every bit of snow. I worked for a Navy-related place by DC and every 5" of snow was reason to shut down. Our (small branch) co. was so dependent on the gov that we shut down too.
I understand the idea of respect by not working, but think about how noone in the private sector all over the country gets off. Are they all being disrespectful?
Never mind the disrespect rampant in (largely) Dem-socialist gov organizations, who really couldn't care less about a Republican. It's rather ironic.
Of course, with our bloated gov maybe it just seems a "gimme" these days whereas maybe a century ago or so it would've been OK, with few "workers". It would've been mostly the politicians.
And also, OTOH, perhaps it's GOOD that the feds don't "work"!
We'd be better off if they weren't working!
It is also important to have DC as calm and quiet as possible today. So if postal workers in Dubuque get to stay home, it may be because State Dept and Congressional employees, etc in DC would just complicate the works.
OR it may just be a simple honor to an ex-Federal Employee, albeit one from the top of the pay scale.