Like A Shark, Government Never Stops Moving

The State never stops. Like a shark that must keep moving to keep breathing, the governmental predator never really stops.

“Here’s the truth about a government ‘shutdown,'” writes ANDREW TAYLOR of the Associated Press:

Social Security checks will still go out. Troops will remain at their posts. Doctors and hospitals will get their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. In fact, virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, will remain open. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, eventually. Transportation Security Administration officers would continue to man airport checkpoints. … shutdowns … happened every year when Jimmy Carter was president, averaging 11 days each. During President Reagan’s two terms, there were six shutdowns, typically just one or two days apiece. Deals got cut. Everybody moved on.

Sad but true.