I’ve lost count of how many times the government has shut down due to budget impasses. You know the drill—non-essential works are told to stay home and wait for further instructions. So that begs the question: Who is non-essential?
Let me take a stab at it. I may be off base, but I venture that the gift shop folks at the Smithsonian; the ticket folks at the National Zoo; the workers at the national parks; job recruiters at the Post Office; and all the people at the IRS, the Department of Agriculture, and the entire HR apparatus of the federal government might fall into this category.
Perhaps these job descriptions should come with a disclaimer: ATTENTION – you are now applying for a non-essential job – no hard feelings.
But those in Congress and the White House, the folks who created the mess in the first place, are deemed essential. Well, essential to whom? Surely not to me. And remember, even a rookie congresswoman who is 89 percent useless (AOC comes to mind) receives a minimum salary of
$174,500. Does that salary make her useful? Does it make her essential? Not in my mind.
If memory serves me, the first government shutdown was in November 1981 when Ronald Reagan vetoed a spending bill and DC shut down for a couple of days. No calamity, no threat to democracy, no financial ruin—none, nada, zip.
It was the same in the fall of 1982, October 1984, 1990, 2013, 2018, and on and on and on. They were all mostly political theater and gamesmanship. The Senate and House octogenarians are wheeled out to the podium to spread their gospel of “we must come to an agreement or else.”
Huh? Or else what? Or else we shut down again and tell the gift shop workers they don’t matter and to stay home until we call them? Much ado about nothing. But here is my take. Why not pay the non-essentials and dock the pay of members of Congress and the Executive Branch? They shut down the government AND don’t get paid. Seems fair to me.
P.S. Why don’t we furlough Congress?
This Is a BIG Deal
If I see one more headline about someone named Georgette—formerly George, a non-binary, 260-pound, six-foot-four-inch strapping fella (lady) with high heels, stockings, cocktail dress, mustache, and ruby red lipstick—I’m gonna drive my car off a cliff. When did America deem gender dysphoria a protected minority that must be nurtured and given taxpayer money?
Whether they are in an evening gown or yoga pants that sport a bulge at crotch level, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that George is George, no matter how loud he yells. After all, how many women go to the doctor and get an annual prostate exam? How about checkups for testicular cancer? Not many, I suppose.
A Stampede of the Ignorant
When was the last time you spoke with a college student who attends one of those liberal schools mentioned in the media? I suspect that what they are learning there is not what their parents think they are learning. Are they prepared to enter the workforce with useful skills? Do they understand at least the minimum amount of finance so they know the difference between a checking account, a CD, a 401(k) plan, and an IRA? Do they understand how to rent an apartment, how to write a resume, or how to set goals? It’s doubtful.
But I bet they know all about harassing and stopping conservative speakers from presenting at the student union. I bet they know how to deface statues of America’s founders. The younger generation appears to be unbelievably ignorant of what is going on in this country. They don’t know a whit about American history, they think socialism is great, and (even more bizarre) they think Biden is doing a tremendous job and plan to vote for him in the November election. One final word—beware! They look rational, having spent (somebody’s) $100,000 on their educations. But like a cute chetah in the zoo, they will rip your arm off and feast on it later.
Governed by the Delusional
An argument can be made that we have witnessed politically expedient sanctioned violence. Biden has refused to shut down the border while moving illegals to every town and hamlet in the country. Crime rates have soared with illegals attacking police, raping and murdering young women, and tearing all sorts of products off store shelves.
Delusional California is fine with releasing criminals back onto the street as long as the value of items stolen does not cross the made-up $900 threshold. Stores are closing every day—Macy’s, Walgreens, Target, CVS, and more. They can’t make money when everything in sight is being stolen. Dumb as a sock of rocks!
Back to DC. Choose any executive department, and you will find new regulations that screw the country and its economy—regulations created by executive fiat with no accountability.
Untrustworthy is my word for it. Not exactly what the founders intended.
John Adams would turn over in his grave, open his coffin, make his way to the White House, and slap Biden silly.
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