No Budget? So What.

I just don't get it. What's the big deal anyway? I mean, so what if the government shuts down for a while? Who cares anyway? So a few million people won't get paid and maybe refund checks won't go out. So what? What's more important, a shutdown that hurts a whole lot of people, or an ideological fight? Look. It sounds like congress has agreed on the dollars involved in order to pass a budget for 2011. That's 2011, not 2012. The fight over 2012 hasn't even started yet. It's just that they can't seem to decide whether or not to fund Planned Parenthood, the EPA and PBS. Say what? That's right. The budget is pretty much okay, but non-money items that really don't have anything to do with the budget can't get worked out. After all, who wants to fund an organization that provides health help to millions of American women, or a department that is charged with the responsibility of making sure that the water we drink and the air we breathe is safe to do those things, or a broadcaster who is charged with the responsibility of honestly reporting the news without bias? These things should be done away with, right? No more breast checkups for poor women, no more protection from polluters, and who wants the truth, anyway? So, if it means shutting down the government, so be it. Besides, we're sure the other political party will get the blame. In fact both parties are spending most of their time figuring out what to say to make sure the public blames the other side. Why, how can they be expected to spend any time working on passing the budget when this important blaming stratagizing is going on? I for one want to applaud these elected officials for their careful attention to these important details. Look, you think it's easy being a Congressman or President? I'd like to see you try to do it. Then you'd understand the pressure they're under to promote their own party over the other guy's party. It's no walk in the park. It's no day at a national park. And this business about the fact that we get paid no matter what? Well, how do you suppose we're supposed to keep working on a budget during a shutdown, unless we keep getting paid? How come our soldiers will have to keep fighting in three wars without pay? Well, that's different. After all, they're dedicated Americans.