Are the shut er downers awake yet? Maggots.

[lonestarnot]

They've conspired to "shut er down" since Mr. President took office the first time. Maggots have thrown themselves into a viper pit. They will regret this.

[BillyRibs]

1. The STUUUUUPID HURTS US!

[mfcorey1]

2. Any Democrat who says we need to look at any part of negotiating with these miscreants, needs to hav

have their membership card pulled. Let those right wing rejects from the intellectual pool stew. I have seen headlines where they are so confident that Obama will fold and give them what they want. I pray we are secure in knowing that he will not.

[LaydeeBug]

7. YES!!! They'd better not cave. nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. It's happened before.

Perhaps those membership cards have an (R) after them, and they just want you to believe that they are (D)s.

[madokie]

3. When and if they sober up, yes they will

Doing it all on our dime too

[lonestarnot]

4. How many dimes in 2.1 billion?

[madokie]

6. Bunches for sure

[el_bryanto]

5. So are we the vipers in this analogy?

Or Obama and the Democratic Congress Critters?

Or the American people?

Bryant

[lonestarnot]

8. Richie richie and his gang are going to lose some big bucks. :)

[el_bryanto]

9. So Richie Rich is a viper? He always seemed so nice in those comics.

you know who else is going to lose a lot of money? Local Governments, Pension Plans, Charitable Endowments, Charities - anybody who has money invested is going to take a pretty sharp hit as we go into a government shut down.

Bryant

[MoonRiver]

10. I'm watching my 403b retirement accounts tank because of those REPUBLICAN bottom feeders.

I still want Obama to stick to his guns. IF and only IF he does, can Democrats get the country back on track. Those same accounts will go back up even higher once the markets know there are no hostages for the tea crazies to take.

[marble falls]

12. Just think, if you were allowed to put that money that some bank and broker is trying ....

get rich off of at the same time as you into SS - you'd still have that money and more.

[MoonRiver]

14. My 403bs don't generate broker fees.

I'm looking forward to a nice SS check in a few years also. I like things just the way they are, thank you very much.

[marble falls]

15. No one is being paid to manage it? You are the only one exposed to the risk and benefit?

[MoonRiver]

17. My understanding is that there are no fees for one of them, and a small fee for transactions

for the other. But there aren't any transactions. The money is just sitting in the accounts. I probably will never touch it. My plan, of course things can change, is that my heirs will get it. Not a whole lot of money in my accounts, but we have my husband's retirement too.

[Ed Suspicious]

13. The news is all over showing House Pukes at the stairs of the chamber calling out

Harry Reid and the senate for being away therefore causing the shutdown. They won't even fucking own it. They rub their shit all over the walls and point at the goldfish. Fuckitty fuck!

[L0oniX]

16. No real Dem would be for or allow a government shutdown.

This is (supposed to be) a Democratic country. We the people would not agree or "vote" to have our government that (sometimes) represents the will of the (sometimes corporations) people shut down. Anyone on DU that is ok with a government shut down is an repuke infiltrator troll.

[Myrina]

18. You're kidding, right?

Giving in to the RW miscreants AGAIN is only a temporary stopgap, and in December when this comes up again they'll demand even more bullshit 'concessions'and you'll expect the Dems to give in again? And again? And again?

I think not. The only way to deal with children having a tantrum is to call their bluff & walk away.

[L0oniX]

20. You read into my post and got the wrong summation.

It's the real Dems that will not give in to the repukes. It's the repukes that do not represent the majority of the people. If the Dems give in to the repukes then they are not representing the majority of the people. No real Dem would do that. It's not the Dems who will be shutting down the government ...it's the repukes.

[Myrina]

25. It didn't come across that way ... need more coffee ...

Monday Morning. Ugh.

[Avalux]

19. Probably not. They're not back in session until 2 pm today.

I'm sure they partied all night in celebration of their 'victory' - drunk on their own bullshit.

[L0oniX]

21. Gee ...I wish I had a $140k a year job where I could come into work at 2 pm.

[Avalux]

22. I know, right? They're obviously not willing to do anything further.

The Senate will vote to reject the House bill today, then here comes the shutdown.

Fasten your seatbelts.

[L0oniX]

23. Don't worry ...the Pentagon will not shut down. n/t

[Avalux]

24. No but active duty folks will not get paid. They'll get IOUs.

Yes the law says they must be paid to 'defend our freedoms', but doesn't say when.

[lonestarnot]

27. And work 2 1/2 days a week if that.

[BlueToTheBone]

26. They may be nursing hangovers.

They had so much fun Saturday night.

[freshwest]

28. Don't forget this in 2014 or 2016. They're busy cooking up the next farcical outrage. Expect it.