threecount wrote:As if he will keep it closed for months...

I would love to see Trump supporters and their support for the shutdown when they are informed they won't get their tax refunds if the government is still closed.

Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.

The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight.

"This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect," Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.

At New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, as many as 170 TSA employees have called out each day this week, Thomas tells CNN. Officers from a morning shift were required to work extra hours to cover the gaps.

Call outs have increased by 200%-300% at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where typically 25 to 30 TSA employees call out from an average shift according to a local TSA official familiar with the situation.

momadance wrote:

Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.

The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight.

"This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect," Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.

At New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, as many as 170 TSA employees have called out each day this week, Thomas tells CNN. Officers from a morning shift were required to work extra hours to cover the gaps.

Call outs have increased by 200%-300% at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where typically 25 to 30 TSA employees call out from an average shift according to a local TSA official familiar with the situation.

The story in the New York Times regarding Jim Webb being considered as the next Secretary of Defense is FAKE NEWS. I’m sure he is a fine man, but I don’t know Jim, and never met him. Patrick Shanahan, who is Acting Secretary of Defense, is doing a great job!

Monkeyboy wrote:It's almost like he's going out of the way to destabilize the country. I really hope whatever Mueller has on him is ironclad. He's going to try some crazy shit if they try to remove him from office. His supporters are heavily armed.

TenuredVulture wrote:Apparently, he might declare a national emergency to build the wall.

TenuredVulture wrote:Apparently, he might declare a national emergency to build the wall.

thephan wrote:BTW TV, you are not taking your own sage advice.

momadance wrote:Yep ... No one is going to stick around without pay for a $35k salary. Once NATCA starts refusing overtime then things will really get fucked.

momadance wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:It's almost like he's going out of the way to destabilize the country. I really hope whatever Mueller has on him is ironclad. He's going to try some crazy #$!&@ if they try to remove him from office. His supporters are heavily armed.

Was at a Christmas party a few weeks ago and my neighbor was rambling about a civil war if there's impeachment. Yeah, ok. His supporters aren't going to do #$!&@ but yell at their TV's.

momadance wrote:Yep ... No one is going to stick around without pay for a $35k salary. Once NATCA starts refusing overtime then things will really get #$!&@.