Bruce Bartlett House Republicans just proved once and for all that their sacred principles are worth shit. Their principles say government spending is out of control and must be slashed. Their principles also say that all government workers except the military are lazy bums who do nothing. So how does paying them for at least a week of no work fit in? I wish some GOP cheerleader--you know who you are--would explain so I can understand.
Unlike · · Share · 9 minutes ago · You and 10 others like this. Scott Robert Because freedom. And tyranny. 8 minutes ago via mobile · Like · 2 Donald Antal back pay is a core Christian value! 6 minutes ago · Unlike · 3 Doug Walsh I don't get it, if you are going to pay all Federal Employees back pay, why not just open the government back up and let them go to work? Where exactly is the "savings" here? 6 minutes ago · Unlike · 3 Tim Mallace This is equivalent to feeding the hostages. 4 minutes ago · Edited · Unlike · 1 Bruce Bartlett Exactly my point. All Republicans have done is screw the taxpayer by giving them no services for a week. 4 minutes ago · Unlike · 2 William Tetzlaff Just trying to curry favor with government workers, by promising missed paychecks. They voted for it the last time the closed the government too. With Fox News crowing about how the lazy bums will get stiffed on their pay, I figured that when it was ...See More 4 minutes ago via mobile · Like Charles Brown I think they're caving. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
