Government Shutdown

This is why I love MD Governor Hogan. I voted for the guy two months ago and hopes he primaries Trump:

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) compared President Trump and congressional leaders to “a bunch of 2-year-olds” on Thursday and said they should stop playing “stupid political games” amid the longest-ever partial closure of the federal government.

“It’s crazy. ‘If I don’t get my wall, I’m going to shut down the government.’ ‘If we don’t open the government, you can’t speak in our chamber,’ ” Hogan said, mocking the postures the president and House Speaker Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have taken.

“It’s a bunch of 2-year-olds, you know? Let’s figure out border security, and let’s get people to work, and let’s let the State of the Union take place like it always does.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-on-shutdown-trump-pelosi-are-like-a-bunch-of-2-year-olds/2019/01/24/2e4d77ec-2006-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.eac01592f2d2 

posted by O-Trap

Not to mention the fact that, as it stands, there are enough people doing this that you could find a fully functional, well-maintained, used phone for less than half of the cost if you wanted to.

And of course, we need Hulu, Netflix, Prime, etc.  We must be entertained, after all.

Yeah, there are a million or so forms of disposable entertainment out there and as a society, we have this fixation on "keeping up with the Joneses". Hell, as I've gotten older, I've gotten a lot better of shutting off the little voice that says "BUY THIS!!!!", but I'll still be at a friend's house and see some new contraption he bought and feel the itch to get it because it looks cool or seems like it might be useful down the road at some point in time.

Huh, so the two dueling Senate Bills to reopen the Government both failed. But, more Rs voted for the Democratic Bill, which is a clean CR, than voted for the Republican Bill, which had wall funding. 

Sounds like more Rs are defecting from the Trump position, at least in the Senate. 

posted by Heretic

Yeah, there are a million or so forms of disposable entertainment out there and as a society, we have this fixation on "keeping up with the Joneses". Hell, as I've gotten older, I've gotten a lot better of shutting off the little voice that says "BUY THIS!!!!", but I'll still be at a friend's house and see some new contraption he bought and feel the itch to get it because it looks cool or seems like it might be useful down the road at some point in time.

Sure.  Absolutely.  I get it.  I feel it too.

But we're supposed to be adults now.  You know ... self-control and shit.

posted by ptown_trojans_1

Huh, so the two dueling Senate Bills to reopen the Government both failed. But, more Rs voted for the Democratic Bill, which is a clean CR, than voted for the Republican Bill, which had wall funding. 

Sounds like more Rs are defecting from the Trump position, at least in the Senate. 

That’s because there are always a couple of RINO’s who always do this, while the dems always circle the wagons.  But you knew this.

posted by ptown_trojans_1

Huh, so the two dueling Senate Bills to reopen the Government both failed. But, more Rs voted for the Democratic Bill, which is a clean CR, than voted for the Republican Bill, which had wall funding. 

Sounds like more Rs are defecting from the Trump position, at least in the Senate. 

They know trump is funding the wall another way....no need to vote yes

posted by Spock

They know trump is funding the wall another way....no need to vote yes

is Mexico cutting a check?

posted by bigorangebuck22

is Mexico cutting a check?

You do realize that the new trade deal that Mexico was forced into saves $7 billion a year for the US.

Boom....Mexico is paying for something

posted by Spock

You do realize that the new trade deal that Mexico was forced into saves $7 billion a year for the US.

 

Boom....Mexico is paying for something

That's not how trade surpluses and deficits work. Also, there is nothing in the new text that forces Mexico to pay. 

posted by justincredible

You've got two car payments but don't have an emergency savings built up. Again, not Trump's fault. I hate that these people make me defend that jackass.

My first goal was 6 months saved up for all bills and some day to day expenses and once I did that, I am working on a full year in an account I will not touch.

I still use a flip phone believe it or not and get away with 15 dollars a month on spectrum mobile!

posted by Spock

You do realize that the new trade deal that Mexico was forced into saves $7 billion a year for the US.

 

Boom....Mexico is paying for something

Are you serious?  I assume you’re kidding. If US consumers pay less for Mexican company outputs or Mexican consumers pay more for US company outputs, that is not the country of Mexico paying for a wall. 

Just because Trump says something doesn’t make it so. You may want to do a little basic research before parroting his BS. 

Illegal immigration is costing us tens of billions of dollars per year, if not over 100 hundred billion.  Spending $5 billion for a wall, or even $50 billion, will largely pay for itself in less than one year.  The math is simple, but the liberals are interested in only one thing – power.

100 hundred billion. That's 10 trillion.

I read that in Dr Evil’s voice. Made it better. 

The air traffic controllers are going to bring this to an end soon.

posted by QuakerOats

 

Illegal immigration is costing us tens of billions of dollars per year, if not over 100 hundred billion.  Spending $5 billion for a wall, or even $50 billion, will largely pay for itself in less than one year.  The math is simple, but the liberals are interested in only one thing – power.

A prime example of republican math

overstated for the humanitarian tragedy on the south border

understated for defense spending and tac

posted by SportsAndLady

I read that in Dr Evil’s voice. Made it better. 

And his posts tend to make more sense when you pretend he is actually Dr. Evil.

posted by ptown_trojans_1

This is why I love MD Governor Hogan. I voted for the guy two months ago and hopes he primaries Trump:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-on-shutdown-trump-pelosi-are-like-a-bunch-of-2-year-olds/2019/01/24/2e4d77ec-2006-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.eac01592f2d2 

Governor Hogan is a centrist and has done a nice job in liberal Maryland.  He runs on bipartisanship and bringing both sides together which you would need to do as a stated "Republican".  Of course he ran against a complete goof ball, Ben Jealous last year so he was a shoe in for a second term.  I believe he is the only "Republican" governor to ever win  a second term in Maryland.

posted by cbus4life

The air traffic controllers are going to bring this to an end soon.

Rumor on twitter is that Trump will announce today that the government will reopen for a few weeks while they continue to discuss the budget. Trump speaking at 1:30pm

posted by iclfan2

Rumor on twitter is that Trump will announce today that the government will reopen for a few weeks while they continue to discuss the budget. Trump speaking at 1:30pm

If he declared a State of emergency today, he can get the government reopened in time of the SOTU from what I've read.