SHUT-DOWN LOOMS!!!

So, the government is going to shut down, huh?  It's about time!  I've been secretely wishing it would happen for at least the last 10 years!  And on the eve of tax day!  How much better can this entire scenario get? 

I know unfortunately, some of the people that need their paychecks might get hurt.  I'm talking about the military.  I don't think there's anybody else in government that deserves a paycheck.(Except the kind lady at DPS who refunded my money for my drivers record when it was charged twice)  Apparantly, there was some type of bill being kicked around to assure the troops they would get paid, but then the congress decided that they are essential to the welfare of this country also, so they (congress) needed to continue to receive their checks also.  Well kiss my ass!  If you bunch of buffoons in the pinstripes and red ties hadn't screwed the pooch in the first place, we wouldn't even be talking about this!

I say for every day the government is shut down, take $5000 per year out of every congressman's salary.  Bet it wouldn't be shut down for 2 hours.  Better yet, shut the government down, but make them go to Afghanistan and hang out with the true government employees!  Put every one of the Bozo's on the front of a Humvee and drive through the streets shouting "Screw Allah", "Your Wife's a Whore", "Bin Laden's a Homo", and "I'm an Infidel".  I'm thinking their whole idea of government service would change drastically!

Gonna shut down the government.  Maybe it's just me, but I'm betting there are at least a couple other people out there that are begging for the government to shut down.  Don't fret, it's not going to happen.  This is all for the benefit of us "dumb, uneducated normal folks".  They are counting on us watching the news and getting upset at whatever political party is being blamed for it at the moment.  It's like watching a bunch of 3 year olds having an argument.  You know they're arguing about the most random thing, and there's never going to be a solution, but, like a car wreck, you just can't help watching.

So what would happen if the government shut down?  Would taxes still be due?  Would all the airplanes be grounded?  Would Obama get re-elected? (if not, this might be the biggest benefit of a shutdown)  I'm pretty sure it wouldn't change my lifestyle one bit.  I don't rely on the government for my rice & beans.(or sushi as the case may be)  I don't get my housing from the government.  I don't get daycare, clothes, busfare, gas or really anything from the government.  All I do is pay.  And pay.  And pay.

Did you know that 33.5% of every tax dollar you pay goes to Medicare and Social Security?  How bout this one...9.3% goes for low-income assistance, but only 3.1% to Veteran's Affairs!  We spend more on the management of federal employees and buildings (1.4%) than we do on Agriculture(.7%)!  I've been known to do some pretty stupid stuff with money before, but crap, I look like Warren Buffet compared to these clowns!   But I guess I shouldn't refer to them as idiots.  Or clowns.  Or morons.  Or buffoons.  After all, we're the ones that keep on electing them! 

Kinda makes you feel like Ronald McDonald, huh?