This was in the email I received from the VA on Oct 1:
/quote
As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning.
President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administration’s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands.
During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA.
/end quote
It's like this administration (regime) has yet to find a law that it can't ignore.
I served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. I spent 11 months in Vietnam. I learned a few things about life during that time. The one lesson that stuck was: there are two kinds of people; good people and bad people. Nothing else mattered. Do they have my back? Then I have theirs. Are they helpful to the less gifted/intelligent/strong? Things like race, color, or creed were totally irrelevant and therefore moot. Being raised in a bigoted home this realization was eye-opening. It's the one thing from my time in the service that still holds true today. And it's the one thing our Glorious Dictator has never and will never learn.
If I were a transparency minded Senator who just lost his seat, I think I'd be aware and worried about a petty and revenge minded agency. An agency well versed in all manners of tradecraft. I'd worry about an unexplained heart attack, an airline flight falling from the sky, car brakes that suddenly fail. A message must be sent.
I've lost all faith in my country's government, as might be obvious...
And the VA gets in on the action
This was in the email I received from the VA on Oct 1: /quote As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning. President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administration’s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands. During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA. /end quote It's like this administration (regime) has yet to find a law that it can't ignore.
Back in my day (an old farts memory)
I served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. I spent 11 months in Vietnam. I learned a few things about life during that time. The one lesson that stuck was: there are two kinds of people; good people and bad people. Nothing else mattered. Do they have my back? Then I have theirs. Are they helpful to the less gifted/intelligent/strong? Things like race, color, or creed were totally irrelevant and therefore moot. Being raised in a bigoted home this realization was eye-opening. It's the one thing from my time in the service that still holds true today. And it's the one thing our Glorious Dictator has never and will never learn.
The "Plan"
The Supremes won't rest until they have turned the Bill of Rights into the "Bills of the Right."
A little nit-pick...
The band was Spirit, the song was "Taurus"
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The biggest problem of all, they don't have all your money.
Morons
Some lawyers still haven't risen to the level of a moron in a hurry.
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The first thing that popped into my head was "Ignorance of the law is no excuse".
Just because you didn't know should not be a valid argument.
Don't call a spade a spade...
call it a ground diversity tool.
But here in Denver...
CenturyLink has a big ad campaign going on touting their 1 gig fiber connection.
"What will you do with your gig?"
Of course they don't mention that it has extremely limited availability, and is insanely expensive and is capped.
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If I were a transparency minded Senator who just lost his seat, I think I'd be aware and worried about a petty and revenge minded agency. An agency well versed in all manners of tradecraft. I'd worry about an unexplained heart attack, an airline flight falling from the sky, car brakes that suddenly fail. A message must be sent.
I've lost all faith in my country's government, as might be obvious...
This paid op-ed is brought to you by the US Government.
Now I get it...
"the public needs to be taught not to question things above its pay grade."
That's the heart of the matter. To them (corporations as well as the government) we are only sheeple to be manipulated.
If someone stands up, well, an example must be made.