I Want My Mommy.

Well folks, here we are again. It's mid summer and congress wants to shut the country down so they can go on vacation again. Well except that it's not about debt limits this time around. This time it's much more meaningful and much more short term. The thing is that all over the country people have been faced with disaster after disaster this year. So much so the FEMA's funds for disaster relief for these millions of folks has just about run out. In fact, day after tomorrow it likely will. Now in the past when anything like this has happened especially toward the end of the year, congress just gives them the money. After all, when your house was destroyed by earthquake, wind, fire or rain, it's the humane thing to do. it's just the right thing to do. Wellll, not so much this time. Oh sure, congress wants to help, but hey, it's vacation time. They can't agree. For the first time ever, the Tea Party congressmen demand that any funds for emergency relief must come from some other fund. Sort of rob Peter to pay Paul if you know what I mean. What's a government to do? Easy. Remember I said it's vacation time? Not only is the FEMA funding thing in play, but if moneys aren't approved to fund the whole government for another two months, and since the congress hasn't agreed to a new fiscal year's budget, the whole government will shut down. Oh, except for congress. They'll still get paid. So you won't have to take up a collection for your congressman's car payment. But pretty much everything else will shut down, just like what was threatened last summer. By the look of things, this is the kind of governance we can look forward to from now on. So. Aren't you happy you elected the folks you elected? What if your family acted this way? Of course you could get a divorce. That's not an option for congress. So they just live and act apart. Maybe divorce should be an option for congress. Maybe the rest of congress could divorce the Tea Party. I sure hope the rest gets to keep the house. But what about custody? Who gets the citizens? Times are a trial.