Potential Government Shut Down

LOOL, you are the one who said you wouldn't have a problem with depriving you of wages. Do read your posts or I'm I supposed to read a certain way?

Absolutely it does bring about change. The next time there is a threat of a shutdown the president will have more leverage. Kudos to obama for setting a precedence.

1) Yes, I said that I would not have a problem with being deprived of wages while military families get paid. Nothing that I said above contradicted that. You still have no idea how much hardship that would or would not bring to me.

But you failed to understand my point so let me put things differently: I am a government worker. You are not. So don't lecture me on the life of a government worker. Shall I lecture you on what it is like to live in Seattle?

2) No, a short-term solution does not bring about long-term structural change. Only long-term solutions do. This point is not difficult to grasp.

It is not as hard to admit that you are wrong as you make it out to be.

It is not as hard to admit that you are wrong as you make it out to be.Well done Lotus. However, I wouldn't hold my breath on that happening. LOL

Great work by Obama et al. They didn't blink and the republicans folded...now everyone is going to get paid for one more week. Until next Friday...let's hope republicans are more successful in shutting down the government.

Was it not Boehner who closed the deal? Aren't the $38.5B in cuts more than what was expected? Not sure I'd be congratulatiing Obama for this one. Personally I'm happy both sides were able to work together.

John Boehner closes the deal to avoid government shutdown - John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52853.html)

Wow! Going through this banter going back and forth I want to point out that the Gentleman from Seattle is the personification of an oxy-moron. An Elitist-Socialist. Never thought I'd witness that.

1) Yes, I said that I would not have a problem with being deprived of wages while military families get paid. Nothing that I said above contradicted that. You still have no idea how much hardship that would or would not bring to me.

But you failed to understand my point so let me put things differently: I am a government worker. You are not. So don't lecture me on the life of a government worker. Shall I lecture you on what it is like to live in Seattle?

2) No, a short-term solution does not bring about long-term structural change. Only long-term solutions do. This point is not difficult to grasp.

It is not as hard to admit that you are wrong as you make it out to be.

I don't know what hardship is and I can't possibly know what it is like to be a low level government employee? That's all you got? You have no clue what you are talking about so there is no reason to admit I am wrong.

So weak, so rubbish of a post.

Wow! Going through this banter going back and forth I want to point out that the Gentleman from Seattle is the personification of an oxy-moron. An Elitist-Socialist. Never thought I'd witness that.

Sucks to be you.

Sucks to be you.

And now with the greatest rebuttal in high school history.... "OH YEAH!"