Dear Congress...

crfische · April 2011

Stacks, I ruined people's memorial day AND it was a Friday. I suck more.

mica178 · April 2011

I like Rosie's description.

Rosie109 · April 2011

I AM GETTING MARRIED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND GUYS. LOVE ME.

Beachy730 · April 2011

I'm a big fan of Rosie's interpretation as well.

crfische · April 2011

:: high fives Rosie ::

cengle · April 2011

Wait, so not worry about the VA, as in, they'll still be working? I would assume he's fine, since my mother hasn't called me in hysterics.

Aragx: that didn't work out so well for the Republicans last time. I wonder why they think it would be better for them this time around? It wasn't THAT long ago that it happened, and they were blamed for it.

Stackeye210 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Stacks, I ruined people's memorial day AND it was a Friday. I suck more.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

I had my reception in a city building that wasn't authorized to turn on the a/c for another 2 weeks - and it was 86 degrees that day.

I think I might suck more.

baystateapple · April 2011

Rosie are you getting married that Saturday? That's my H's birthday.

sarabellam · April 2011

Oh well, it made me think of you and smile. I really feel for the lady, though. On opposite coasts, so even when he's not out to sea they still aren't together, and she's got 2 daughters aged 14 and 11. We had a nice long chat, commiserating with each other on raising teenaged and pre-teen girls.

crfische · April 2011

I had a small ceremony and big reception.

CHECK. MATE.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

Okay Rosie so I just now noticed your new pic, and your FI is om-nom-nom.

Rosie109 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Wait, so not worry about the VA, as in, they'll still be working? I would assume he's fine, since my mother hasn't called me in hysterics. Aragx: that didn't work out so well for the Republicans last time. I wonder why they think it would be better for them this time around? It wasn't THAT long ago that it happened, and they were blamed for it.
Posted by cengle[/QUOTE]

Basically, as I understand it, the VA has already been funded for the 2011 fiscal year. And the part of the VA that were not funded for the year, the VA has funds to keep them on for six weeks. If your dad doesn't work for research and development he should be fine.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

I think the independents (who are usually the people who swing an election) are going to blame the Republicans if there's a shut down. Mainly because the senario goes:

1. Voted into majority.
2. Digs in heels and shuts down government.
3. Veterans, active duty military and old people don't get their stuff, and Nugget misses her trip to Mexico.

The independents really care about my trip to Mexico. So TAKE NOTE, BONER.

Stackeye210 · April 2011

aragx6 · April 2011

Cengle, from what I've seen i do think it willl ultimately be the Repubs who take the lion's share of the blame, but they're trying to turn the conversation around as we speak.

That's why the house pushed through another CR that they knew Obama wouldn't sign so that they can make the argument that he's the one holding things back. This morning Boehner was playing down the abortion conflict (as that plays TERRIBLY with independents, especially women, who care little for petty wedge issues) and was saying that Dems and Obama need to do the "responsible thing" which i guess means bowing down to every Republican demand, even when they change what they want at the 11th hour.

It's really not about convincing dems (who thinks it's all the repubs' fault) or repubs (who think it's all the dems' fault) but rather the independents -- they WILL decide the 2012 election since it's clearly going to be far closer than the '08.

Bubbalub · April 2011

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[QUOTE] CNN posted a chart of what could happen if the government shut down <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/04/politics/interactive.govt.shutdown.list/index.html#" rel='nofollow'>http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/04/politics/interactive.govt.shutdown.list/index.html#</a>
Posted by TatiMarie[/QUOTE]

All of it is fucking stupid but this part, for some reason, seems like a really bad idea:<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" class="prototools-table" id="data-grid-cnnVotesTable"><tbody><tr id="data-grid-cnnVotesTable-4" class="data line0 on"><td class="data-grid-cnnVotesTable-column-Status">Closed/ceased</td> <td class="data-grid-cnnVotesTable-column-Category">Justice</td> <td class="data-grid-cnnVotesTable-column-Agency/Service">Federal Courts - probation officers</td> <td class="data-grid-cnnVotesTable-column-Details">Duties of probation officers -- who operate under control of the judiciary -- may be curtailed, and they may not be able to fully monitor those on parole or probation.</td></tr></tbody></table>

aragx6 · April 2011

Nugget, please call him boner again. It makes me laugh.

Meg1979 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]There's a whole lotta suck going on in the world right about <em>meow</em>.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

Yay, thanks for making me smile Fishy.

ricksang · April 2011

So does this mean my H won't have to pay his 6 grand in taxes this year? :P

Rosie109 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Okay Rosie so I just now noticed your new pic, and your FI is om-nom-nom.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

Oh yes he is. And I think he knows it which is dangerous.

Birdie1483 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]::puts on tin foil hat:: Since I'm religious and all, I think we're in the End Times. Now, I'm not saying it will happen in our lifetime, but there are so many signs here from Revelations.
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

I want to hear more about this. This stuff fascinates me.

There are people who think May 21 will be the Rapture. (I don't know if my punctuation is correct here).

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Nugget, please call him boner again. It makes me laugh.
Posted by aragx6[/QUOTE]

That's what I always call him, because I'm 12 years old. Errytime he shows up on TV squawking about something I yell "Shut up Boner!" at the TV and Noodle follows with "Boooooonerrrrrr hahahaha". Because he's 12 too.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dear Congress... : I want to hear more about this. This stuff fascinates me. There are people who think May 21 will be the Rapture. (I don't know if my punctuation is correct here).
Posted by Birdie1483[/QUOTE]

I WILL BE SO PISSED OFF IF THE RAPTURE IS ON MY FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY. Seriously. Because I'm definately not going with Jesus and that would be the worst anniversary ever.

louisvillebride21 · April 2011

Fishy, are you going to be around awhile? I'd like to send you something and have you look it over for me. You ahve a way with words and all.

annakb8 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]FI is DHS and they don't have a budget this year, so a bunch of stuff has been frozen for a while. <strong>From what I've gleaned from FI's coworkers, DHS hasn't had a formal budget since the end of the fiscal year last year, or something.</strong> DHS gets random blasts of money whenever something bad happens (like some idiot setting his skivvies on fire in Detroit, CBP agent killed, ICE agent killed, etc.) but they don't have a set in stone budget so they are in limbo more than most. My dad works for the VA and they seem to have their crap in gear more than DHS.
Posted by katelynbrian[/QUOTE]

It isn't just DHS, the whole government has been going without a budget since the end of FY10.

midgetthemighty · April 2011

I don't think they're going to get anywhere until they stop blaming everyone else and start using their energy to come to a budget agreement. I don't know much about the breakdown of the budget, but I assume that part of that budget is dedicated to personal transportation for all of the politicians. What's wrong with driving your own car and buying your own plane tickets? Obviously there are much bigger problems than this, but I feel like this would cut down costs quite a bit as well.

aragx6 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dear Congress... : That's what I always call him, because I'm 12 years old. Errytime he shows up on TV squawking about something I yell "Shut up Boner!" at the TV and Noodle follows with "Boooooonerrrrrr hahahaha". Because he's 12 too.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

There's a left-wing radio show done by Stephanie Miller that my FI and I used to listen to every morning when we lived in Chicago and they always calle dhim boner too. Now in KC there's no progressive talk radio -- just LOTS of Rush Limbaugh -- so we don't get to hear it anymore.

louisvillebride21 · April 2011

Birdie, I can't get into my beliefs now cause I'm working and all (I REALLY AM!!), btu we can discuss it some time. Personally, I don't think it's May 21 and I don't believe that it's going to happen rightthissecond. But I think with the economy falling, increasing natural disasters, wars in the Middle East, there's just a lot of signs.

But I will be really pissed if 2012 is real. I do think I'm goign to hang with the big J, but I want babies first. #selfishpartyof1

Beachy730 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Oh well, it made me think of you and smile. I really feel for the lady, though. On opposite coasts, so even when he's not out to sea they still aren't together, and she's got 2 daughters aged 14 and 11. We had a nice long chat, commiserating with each other on raising teenaged and pre-teen girls.
Posted by sarabellam[/QUOTE]

<div>Haha thanks! Yeah I know of a few couples that decide to not move after a while. One of the guys that H worked with before moving here got stationed in Virginia, and his wife decided to just stay in NY with their 3 kids because their family is there and he is retiring after this and they want to stay in NY. It is crazy to me though. I don't think i would want to live on opposite coasts unless we had no choice. But I'm sure the moves also get much more difficult with teenage children.</div>

Rosie109 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I don't think they're going to get anywhere until they stop blaming everyone else and start using their energy to come to a budget agreement. I don't know much about the breakdown of the budget, but I assume that part of that budget is dedicated to personal transportation for all of the politicians. What's wrong with driving your own car and buying your own plane tickets? Obviously there are much bigger problems than this, but I feel like this would cut down costs quite a bit as well.
Posted by midgetthemighty[/QUOTE]

We are talking BILLIONS of dollars here. I would imagine making that switch would be a drop in a bucket.

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