Your government hard at work.

[ARIZONA_F_CLASS]

They are spending more on the shut down than they normally do when the memorial is open. I have been there. it is an open memorial. No gate, no guards!! But to keep the people that the memorial was built for from going to see their memorial. Obummer found the money. What a disgrace!!!!!!!!

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/02/national-park-service-veterans-will-be-allowed-access-to-world-war-ii-memorial/

http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/10/wwii-veterans-storm-dc-memorial/

 

[338 Mollett]

I'd like to know if the nations our troops are fighting in receive money while our troops pay is in jeopardy ?

 

[finnaddict]

This is relatively new to US troops. We have always been paid. The old Soviet Union had their troops go for months without pay. In present day Russia it can still happen but not as long. Same with the Iraqi and Afghan Army. Thing is they don't have anything to say about it because you know what will happen if you open your mouth. I think this mess we have here is a dirty joke. Instead of putting honest and hard working citizens to work our Government lays 1,000,000 of them off. In one day. Hundreds of thousands more possibly not getting a paycheck on the 15th October. WTF? We already have a piss poor economy. I think congress should have their paychecks stopped until they fix their mess and put America back to work.

 

[338 Mollett]

Pitiful our law makers can create a chaos that they are immune to !!!

 

[ARIZONA_F_CLASS]

Fox News
PHOTO OF THE DAY: For the second day in a row, veterans refused to be denied a chance to see the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

 

[ARIZONA_F_CLASS]

Worth a listen. From the Mark Levin show.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbqUyobrU7o[/youtube]

 

[338 Mollett]

I had to turn it off I was getting too mad before bed time ;D

 

[GSPV]

Wish we could leave the discussion of religion or politics for other forums.

 

[Raythemanroe]

It's furloughed as long as they have enough money in there savings to not get behind. I guess if you work for an employer that is sixteen trillion in debt you should be saving your money! I wish the politicians were put to pastier when the government shut down :

 

[jwink]

What really ticks me off about the whole deal is they are using 2 extra guards to keep people out of an open air memorial (no doors, no gates) than what was being used to just watch the people before. (this Washington's idea of cut back). Oh, and in the first time in 10 years my wife and I are going to Annapolis, MD, to go on vacation soon, and wifey wanted to see the museums and such, oh well Washington screws up are regular lives so well, why not screw up our vacation too. If I sound a bit salty about Washington DC... it's just your imagination.

 

[dickn52]

This thread should be closed soon, but my 2 cents reminds me that the properties that are closed belong to we the people, and not to Obama the King. The Central Government owns nothing. The definition of a public aircraft is a Military or tax paid aircraft. That means that every jet the AF flies, belongs to the people who paid for it. Monuments belong to the people who paid for them, not the Government. I know this may shock some of you, but it appears the government may have lied to us again.

 

[jnyfeler]

"Wish we could leave the discussion of religion or politics for other forums."

Don't like the thread? Don't read it.

Jeff

 

[Raythemanroe]

"Wish we could leave the discussion of religion or politics for other forums."

Don't like the thread? Don't read it.

Jeff

+1

 

[GSPV]

Don't like Westboro Baptist Church's protests at military funerals? Don't watch, don't listen. How about a thread on abortion?

Yes, I know those are extreme. The point is that not every discussion is appropriate for every forum.

Is this thread appropriate for this forum? Not my call. It's the forum owner's call. This is not a public space. It is a private space and we post here at the invitation of the forum owner. I'm just making my preferences known.

And, with that, I'm out.

 

[markr]

The 4473 form that we fill out to purchase a firearm now, used to be 1 page printed on both sides, it is now 3 pages printed on both sides due to the paperwork reduction act of 1994...

 

[Heavy barrel]

The WWII memorial is closed? So was Normandy!