ReadingPhilly wrote:Woman had a baby in the car that they just showed police rushing away.

thephan wrote:Back to the non-essential serfs and support staff that are already furloughed, I am wondering why there is not a huge presence of people that are just occupying the area around the house and senate office buildings. It is educational to Google words like 'largest government furloughs' and see what returns. Kansas City, NOLA, and others have pretty significant totals. I know a local (NVA) firm furloughed 1800 people the other day.

td11 wrote:http://gawker.com/gop-rep-to-cnn-anchor-youre-young-and-beautiful-but-n-1440630992?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:I've heard several reporters repeat that Capitol Police told them on Sunday night that they had to work on Monday and weren't going to get paid. I don't know if that's actually what happened or not though.

ETA: This article says they aren't subject to furloughs, but that's not the same as actually getting paid.

The U.S. Capitol Police will be exempt from the furloughs, and House cafeterias are not likely to see closures because they are run by private contractors, though they could scale back their services if the customer volume decreases.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/324737-hill-staffers-facing-lost-pay-non-essential-label#ixzz2ggf7k6up

td11 wrote:http://gawker.com/gop-rep-to-cnn-anchor-youre-young-and-beautiful-but-n-1440630992?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

td11 wrote:http://gawker.com/gop-rep-to-cnn-anchor-youre-young-and-beautiful-but-n-1440630992?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Oh, that's just foreplay for Tea Party Republicans.

pacino wrote:

Grotewold wrote:After reading Henry Aaron and Barry, I read choosed as juiced

td11 wrote:http://washingtonexaminer.com/gop-stands-firm-against-funding-bill-will-link-to-debt-ceiling-fight/article/2536750

“This is not just about Obamacare anymore,” centrist Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., said.

“We’re not going to be disrespected,” conservative Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., added. “We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is.”

President Obama wrote:The American people aren't in the mood to give you a goody bag to go with [doing your job]. What you get is our intelligence professionals being back on the job. What you get is our medical researchers back on the job. What you get are little kids back in Head Start. ...

That's what you get. That's what you should be asking for. Take a vote, stop this farce and end the shutdown right now. If you're being disrespected it's because of that attitude that you've got that you deserve to get something for doing your job.

"You will hear John Boehner and Mitch McConnell and these other Republicans say we don't want to default," the president said. "But everybody knows — and it's written about in the papers — that their basic theory is: Okay, if the shutdown doesn't work, then we are going to try to get some extra concessions out of the president. We'll have a long laundry list [with] all of the things that we want we can't get passed on our own."

td11 wrote:http://gawker.com/gop-rep-to-cnn-anchor-youre-young-and-beautiful-but-n-1440630992?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

“Republican Gov. Tom Corbett compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister during an appearance on a TV news show this morning.” – reading eagle

pacino wrote:

“Republican Gov. Tom Corbett compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister during an appearance on a TV news show this morning.” – reading eagle