What's fucked up is that essential employees still have to report..........and won't get paid for it. Historically, once the government opens back up, they will get back pay...but no guarantee.
The health care act is good. I know tons of people that were denied insurance....even with no pre existing conditions! This should fix that. The only people that are against this are those that stand to lose something - and those companies are ver well funded - they are the ones that have been bank rolling all the negative campaigns. We are the only civilized country without a decent health plan. 1/5 of Americans can't afford health insurance.
The teabagger assclowns have decided to hold the american govt, and by extension our entire economy hostage in order to get their way because they cannot compromise or face the fact that they don't have the votes needed to pass everything they want.
Every single congressman at this point deserves to be fired.
And moderate republicans were willing to vote to fund the govt without touching the healthcare act. Your point?
No. It is Tea Party obstructionism, plain and simple. The inclusion of the "conscience clause" illustrated that the far right had no plans for actually trying to get the bill past Congress.I'd call a 1 year delay a compromise to not funding it. Hell, it even had some Democrats supporting the idea since it isn't ready yet.
Moderate Republicans are Democrats. Sellouts. No difference between the two.
The right can keep moving further and further right and refuse to work with anyone else all it wants. All it's doing is using an ever larger dildo to fuck itself in the ass. It's a certainty at this point that they're going to lose seats in the next election.
Conan O'Brien said:Our government may be shutting down in a few hours. So, folks, get ready for absolutely no noticeable difference.