There has been a lot of banter since the government shutdown. The "furloughed" employees collected unemployment, protested and then get full back pay. How is that for paid time off? USA Today reported in the October 21st issue that some may get both full back pay and still get to keep their unemployment checks. So what exactly were they protesting?
One prominent Democrat told the tea party to go home and said "It is clear they didn't come here to build anything, only to tear it down." Well duh, the whole point of the tea party is to reduce taxes AND reduce the size and reach of the government.
Sadly the only losers in the deal were the tourists who couldn't visit some national parks and monuments and the taxpayers not employed by the government who are going to get the bill.
The Pentagon brought everyone back to work the minute the bill was passed to pay the furloughed employees. One of the best decisions of the entire debacle from my view. This way they cut their unemployment expenses that weren't budgeted for.
The one thing it did show us is what our politicos think are necessary services and which aren't. Do you think they did without for a minute on either side?
So is the Tea Party Dead or are they Enraged? Only time will tell. Are the republicans in trouble? Maybe. Some moderates may be in trouble as the divide widens.
In a time when we need to come together reasonably, we have two parties going to extremes and the main stream media playing it up to sell ad space. Was the republican acceptance poll rating of 24% because everyone was trusting the democrats, or because the disenchanted republicans are being driven further to the Tea Party/Libertarian cause?
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