OK, Now I'm Annoyed!

Hello My Dear Friends. I have to tell you, sometimes I find you people completely exhausting! Where to begin? Government Shutdown. 14.6 million people work for the federal government, in one form or another. 800,000 civilian workers have been furloughed. What was all over the news yesterday? The shutting down of the "panda-cam" and the closing of the National Parks and Monuments. My life will go on. The Panda-Cam has since been turned back on. How many government workers does it take to monitor a stationary camera? My point is, this is nothing more than political theater. Will some people affected? Of course. 800,000 people are temporarily out of work. That sucks. Millions of other Americans are, and have been, out of work. Nothing temporary about it. That sucks more. Yesterday the U.S. DOT tweeted out that they would not be tweeting during the government shutdown. Seriously? NASA shut down it's website. Why? Did you know that 6400 people work at the Smithsonian? Neither did I. Seems excessive. The Washington Post reported that bars around the capitol were packed. Restaurants and bars are offering discounts to furloughed workers. Obviously, if this drags on for a week or more, it will become a more serious issue. More people will be affected. More offices will close; more services disrupted. Right now, as all of the pundits lay blame for this debacle, I can't help but marvel over the juvenile behavior on all sides. What is up with all of the name calling? The President of the United States referring to members of the Tea Party as "Teabaggers". Really, Mr. President? What kind of example are you setting? You're the leader of the free world. Grow the hell up. It's not just the President, although that is the most glaring. Republicans and Democrats alike are hurling terms like "Economic Terrorists" or "lemmings" or "Sociopaths". These are all terms that elected officials have used to describe their opposition over the last few days. Is it any wonder we're in the mess we're in? It's time for BOTH SIDES to cut the crap. Fund the government. Raise the debt ceiling and get on with the business of your backdoor deals, political payoffs and general debauchary. You know, business as usual.
Po