That's it! I have had enough. They pandacam at the National Zoo has been turned off. :stare:

The Republicans think they're giving the Democrats a black eye in all of this. What they are actually doing is shooting themselves in the foot...again.
I wish them luck in the mid terms, they'll need it as America votes them out of their cushy jobs. He who laughs last, laughs in the unemployment line.:haha:

Oops. No unemployment because the office is closed.:hmmm:

Look away folks. GOP sepaku isn't a pretty sight.

They are all looking stupid and childish. The last mid-term elections the Repubs were voted in to stop crazy spending. Here they are doing it and folks are up in arms. This makes zero sense. Then again, what occurs these days anywhere at any time makes no sense.

The unemployment office is open. Checks will go out. Might be a bit delayed but non-the-less open.

Fast becoming a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.

death haiku(traditional) :The GOP/ is a gop o'goo/ as the congress does/ a great SKIDOO:/\\!!

One BBC news report reckon it is a small minority of Tea Party anarchists that are the root cause :hmmm:

They thought that in 1775 too!:rotfl2:

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This is what worries me about all this. While I do agree that Obamacare should be opposed, i think what transpired in this incident is..... tactically unwise? I'm no fan of the GOP, but they need to stay in place as a counter to the liberal progressive left. If the GOP ends up making themselves irrelevant though loss of votes on the national stage, what will end up happening is no counterweight to the stop the big government no personal rights nanny state the Democrats are sure to install.

What was the percentage of that minority.. oh yeah, that's right, popular opinion has that minority placed at 3% in 1775.

We all know the real reason the government is shutting down.

GTA 5 online is being launched tomorrow.

Coincidence? I think not.

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

-Napoleon.

Welcome to the Banana Republic of America. Care for a coconut? :D

I think the salient lesson the outside world can learn from all this, is that an exclusively two-party system isn't such a great idea. :nope:

There is 435 of them. One in the White House. And nine at the Supreme Court. All are root causes.

Not much more laughing than other countries on this mud ball. :up: :O:

What's the hurry? No big deal the vote to extend the federal budget was only going to last till mid November anyway.

The biggie problem is the debt ceiling vote due mid October ...

misewell wait and vote for both at the same time, right?

Debt ceiling: 8 things you need to know but wish you didn't

Just go ahead and lock the doors to congress and the senate. Cut off their paychecks and send their worthless backsides home.
People are blubbering because they can't go visit Yellowstone for cripes sake!:timeout::rotfl2:

Both the House and Senate continue getting paid. Notice a trend here for the political elite? :yep::shifty:

The GOP are fighting for the people here, the Democrats let the shutdown happen because they want this ignorant law to take effect.

People let the few good points about this law(such as pre existing conditions) cloud their judgement on the monstrosity that this law is and the deep, hurtful economic impact it is already having and will have in the future. This law has 19 or so new taxes in it, the 15% tax on new medical equipment is one of the most hurtful and it is one the Republicans tried to have removed in their last minute deal but the Democrats refused, despite the consequences. This tax on medical equipment costs companies that produce the equipment, it costs the supply companies, it costs the hospitals, health care facilities etc, in turn this raises hospital bills, which costs the insurance companies, which in turn is finally passed on to the consumer via higher premiums.Wait, wait, the law was supposed to lower costs lol that is why premiums have gone up(along with other taxes) in many states and will continue as this monstrosity is further implemented.

This law is causing many businesses to cut back workers to part time to avoid having to pay the outrageously high premiums to cover employees.Suddenly, people have less money to spend, the residual effects of bills not being paid on time, less consumer spending etc equals a large economic slowdown.Now, they managed to get a one year reprieve on the business mandate but they are still cutting and will even more once it expires.What about fairness? Individual mandate was not delayed so they expect individuals to pay for ever rising healthcare costs and funny thing is, the premiums will cost more than the fines for not having insurance lol idiots designed this law.Guess who wanted to delay it along with the equipment tax? The Republicans, the so called "bullies" , not the Democrats, they refused, to hell with the people, they want their crappy law shoved down our throat, even if it means shutting down the government and refusing the deal.Who is the real bully here? This is not opinion, this is fact, it happened last night.

Bottom line, Republicans are fighting for the people, even if some are too ignorant to realize it, they trying to mitigate the damage this law will cause and the Democrats and the , ugh President are the ones refusing to compromise.Their baby(the law) is deeply unpopular, idiotic, and just wrong, but they don't care, why? Because it is more money and power for the government, it will also make people disgusted with private insurance(more so) and get the overall ignorant populace to open up to "single payer" healthcare in a few years, then, we will be really screwed.That is their long game, so before go jump on that bandwagon, learn what this law really does and why this fight is happening.Shutting down the government is worth stopping this law or trying to.

"Punch yourself in the balls until you puke and we won't shut down the government."

"What? No!"

"Ok, let's compromise. Punch yourself in the balls until you double over in pain. You don't have to puke. It's a compromise!"

"But I still have to punch myself in the balls. I don't see how that's a compromise."

"I gave a little. See? You used to have to punch until you vomited. Now just until you nearly collapse. So we're agreed, right?"

"But all I get out of the deal is a bit less ball-punching."

"LOOK HERE EVERYONE, THEY WON'T COMPROMISE!"

"The Day the Government Shut Down and the Markets Did Not Care." A short story by Timothy Geithner.

Yup, there's gonna be a whole lot of angry words being exchanged for the near foreseeable future.

So stealhead, what was that you were saying about polarization? :O: