WH Budget Director Mick Mulvaney- shutdown "will look very different than it did in past years" - Polidicks

[quote]The White House is preparing to close government offices if Congress doesn't pass a new spending bill by the midnight deadline, but says the 2018 version of the government shutdown would inflict less pain on citizens who use government services than the last one. "We want to make folks understand that it will look very different than it did in past years," White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Friday. "The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." Mulvaney said he is encouraging agencies to transfer funds and use other appropriations in order to remain open. One example: Mulvaney said national parks would remain open during a shutdown — although the trash wouldn't be picked up and park police wouldn't get paid unless Congress passes retroactive legislation. The Trump administration's approach, if carried out, would be a reversal from the so-called "Washington Monument" strategy that administrations of both parties have used since shutdowns became more common during the Reagan administration. By closing some of the most popular and visible government services, the administration can put pressure on Congress to compromise. White House officials say they're working on that compromise Friday, with President Trump personally making phone calls to Capitol Hill. But Trump himself clearly sees political advantage in a shutdown for which he could blame Senate Democrats. Noting that the GOP-controlled House passed a temporary funding bill Thursday night, Trump said that "now Democrats are needed if it is to pass in the Senate — but they want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming?" Mulvaney put the odds of a government shutdown Friday morning at 50% — up from 30% on Thursday. The Office of Management and Budget is responsible for coordinating and enforcing a shutdown, which would send all non-essential federal workers home unless they're funded outside the annual appropriations process. The White House itself, as a constitutional office, would remain largely open for business. But the shutdown spat could affect Trump's schedule, perhaps canceling a planned trip to Florida. Trump is scheduled to leave Washington late Friday afternoon for another weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., one that would include a special fundraising dinner that would mark his one-year anniversary in office on Saturday. On Friday morning, however, the White House put out a statement saying the president will remain in Washington until a government funding measure is passed.[/quote] [url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/19/trump-blames-democrats-possible-government-shutdown/1047221001/]USA Today[/url] As a side note here's a CNN title for an article about the shutdown [t]https://i.imgur.com/MIo6A7y.png[/t]

[QUOTE]On Friday morning, however, the White House put out a statement saying the president will remain in Washington until a government funding measure is passed.[/QUOTE] I guarantee he will be out golfing the first day of the shutdown.

"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." Oh my God shut the fuck up. [editline]19th January 2018[/editline] These aren't even people anymore; they're brainwashers and gaslighters.

Why does their have to be a shutdown at all, just do your fucking jobs. What a joke.

[quote]"We want to make folks understand that it will look very different than it did in past years," White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Friday. "The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013."[/quote] Fuck yourself. I'd put something witty and well thought out but I'm done with these pitiful excuses for human beings.

[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;53065283]"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." Oh my God shut the fuck up. [editline]19th January 2018[/editline] These aren't even people anymore; they're brainwashers and gaslighters.[/QUOTE] Its extremely frustrating to deal with these people, you can't win any way you try

What does it mean that the shutdown won't affect the military? It means we won't get paid as long as it exists.

[QUOTE=Jetpack Bear;53065503]Its extremely frustrating to deal with these people, you can't win any way you try[/QUOTE] It's like when kids played pretend and claimed they had super armor that deflects any sort of attack you have; same principle but age up the kids and put them in seats of power.

They have control of the house, senate and presidency and still can't get shit done. Once again, millions of Americans are the victims of Republican idiocy and petty blaming on Democrats for 2018 votes.

It'll be a great shutdown, the best shutdown youve ever seen, believe me.

What they're doing is illegal and purely for PR to make people not angry at the Republicans.

"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." youre close it was actually the opposite

So essentially, they are going to burn the ship around them to keep things moving trying to buy them as much time as possible so what, an actual immigration reform bill doesn't get passed?

Extremely wild that a bullshitter is trying to bullshit the public

[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;53065283]"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." Oh my God shut the fuck up. [editline]19th January 2018[/editline] These aren't even people anymore; they're brainwashers and gaslighters.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=DOG-GY;53065740]"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." youre close it was actually the opposite[/QUOTE] [B]G[/B]aslight [B]O[/B]bstruct [B]P[/B]roject

They're threatening to shut down the government? How can anyone tell? They [I]already[/I] don't do anything!

Remember it was Republicans who let CHIP expire and Trump who abandoned Dreamers in the first place. They created these crisis' and now are using these people's lives as a bargaining chip. There's a bipartisan bill right now that they could pass that funds the government and does both of the above but it won't get to the floor thanks to Trump and the GOP leadership.

[QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;53065283]"The Obama administration weaponized the shutdown in 2013." Oh my God shut the fuck up. [editline]19th January 2018[/editline] These aren't even people anymore; they're brainwashers and gaslighters.[/QUOTE] Right? IIRC it was Republican-pushed fuckery that caused most (if not all) of the shut-downs during Obama's administration, yet they'd happily go on Fox News to blubber about how the mean ol' Democrats wouldn't let them do anything so it was [I]their[/I] fault.

When the government shut down a few years back it was Obama's fault, now it's shutting down again and it's the minority party's fault? Can we at least make the lies coherent?

[QUOTE=Zero-Point;53066531]Right? IIRC it was Republican-pushed fuckery that caused most (if not all) of the shut-downs during Obama's administration, yet they'd happily go on Fox News to blubber about how the mean ol' Democrats wouldn't let them do anything so it was [I]their[/I] fault.[/QUOTE] Republicans insisted on a budget bill that defunded or delayed implementation of Obamacare by one year.

[QUOTE=SKEEA;53065507]What does it mean that the shutdown won't affect the military? It means we won't get paid as long as it exists.[/QUOTE] All reserves got stood down so it did. :I

[QUOTE=JeSuisIkea;53066557]All reserves got stood down so it did. :I[/QUOTE] For some reason the article posted said that it wouldn't affect the military, which is patently false. The author clearly is not well read on the situation.

[QUOTE=SKEEA;53066977]For some reason the article posted said that it wouldn't affect the military, which is patently false. The author clearly is not well read on the situation.[/QUOTE] Republican orientated news lying or unaware of facts? Stop the fucking presses.

[QUOTE=Craigewan;53067293]Republican orientated news lying or unaware of facts? Stop the fucking presses.[/QUOTE] [IMG]https://i2.wp.com/mediabiasfactcheck.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/leastbiased021.png?ssl=1[/IMG] Might wanna fact check yourself a bit there bud.