As a Federal employee, a Government shutdown may be good news if we get a week off and still get paid, like the last time there was a shutdown. I didn't mind that at all. However, this weekend we have plans to travel to South Dakota. Shane has a business trip there and we decided it would be a good time to sightsee Mount Rushmore and other National Parks in that neck of the woods. But, with a shutdown looming, the National Parks may not be open. Our access to all the stuff we're going out to see may be limited. Bad timing for us.
In addition, there is no guarantee that a shutdown will only last week or that we will get paid after it is over. So much drama! It seems crazy that the Republicans are letting the Tea Party goofs put them in a situation where they are going to shoot themselves in the foot. I put total blame on the GOP. The cuts they are insisting on are tiny in the scheme of things. I'm not saying there isn't a fiscal crisis, but this obviously isn't the answer.
