Odessa American, Texas, Nathaniel Miller column [Odessa American, Texas]
By Nathaniel Miller, Odessa American, Texas | |
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To be honest, I don't even remember the last government shutdown. I was about 9 years old and probably stuck between homework and
With this current shutdown, most of the nationally ran institutions like national parks are closed, but services provided by our military personnel and postal employees are still in place. So thanks to all you people working on IOUs.
Passing a budget is hard work. I've seen
Having a whole year, members of
One, it has to do with President
Senate Democrats and the president, however, have dug in their heels and basically said, "No way, Jose," and thus we're stuck with a limited government (which Republicans should be happy about).
Another thing is that members of
So how much does the shutdown hurt the country? It doesn't seem to affect you, right? Well, here are three horrifying sentences from a
"At the
People of America should be rioting in protest at our elected officials. Citizens of
So here's hoping our elected officials get their heads straight and stop fighting about that healthcare law the tea baggers hate so much. We need to get things running right again.
And if
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