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This is from MSNBC and you can vote. Here are two links:

http://politics.newsvine.com/_quest...rty-would-you-blame-for-a-government-shutdown

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42446224/ns/politics-the_new_york_times?GT1=43001

Which party would you blame for a government shutdown?

Total of 62,470
28.1%
Democrats. They’re not being aggressive enough with trimming the fat.
17,558 votes

44.8%
Republicans. Back in power in the House, they’re being difficult to prove a point.
27,983 votes

19.5%
Both. With a president who’s got his eye on 2012 and a freshman speaker, there’s too much politicking going on.
12,185 votes

7.6%
Neither. If the government needs to shut down for politicians to get serious about spending reform, so be it.
4,744 votes
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

No back pay for furloughed feds predicted
By Robert Brodsky rbrodsky@govexec.com April 6, 2011

"If a government shutdown occurs on Friday, furloughed federal employees who are deemed nonessential will likely not receive back pay, according to a key Democratic lawmaker.
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., whose Northern Virginia district is home to tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors, expects agencies to issue at least 900,000 furloughs if a budget deal is not worked out by 11:59 p.m. on Friday..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47523&dcn=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

Hundreds of thousands of feds face furloughs
By Kellie Lunney klunney@govexec.com April 6, 2011


"A senior Obama administration official on Wednesday said hundreds of thousands of federal employees potentially could be furloughed during a government shutdown. "I don't have a specific number to point to at this point," said the official, who cited the approximately 800,000 furloughed employees during the 1995 and 1996 shutdowns as a guide to how many people would be affected if the government goes on hiatus Friday. The official spoke during a conference call with reporters..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47522&oref=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

Frustrated Obama calls leaders back to White House
By Marc Ambinder National Journal April 6, 2011

"President Obama has called House and Senate leaders back to the White House on Wednesday evening for an urgent meeting on the budget, a White House official said.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said through a spokesman that he will attend.
The nighttime summit comes just days before the federal government will shut down unless a stopgap measure or an appropriations bill funding the remainder of the fiscal year can be passed and signed into law..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47525&oref=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

SHUTDOWN COUNTDOWN

[SIZE=+1]01 Days, 17 Hours,
35 Minutes, 01 Seconds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1][/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Progress reported in spending deal talks[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]By Dan Friedman and Humberto Sanchez National Journal April 6, 2011[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1][/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]"Negotiators working on six-month funding measure to avert a government shutdown on Saturday morning are reporting progress from talks on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to people close to the negotiations. The movement appears to the result of willingness by Democrats to entertain total cuts approaching the $40 billion target floated by House Speaker Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday..."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1][/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47520&oref=todaysnews[/SIZE]
 
Sorry to butt in NASA, but has anybody voted in the Survey yet? I can't find it. It's not in the Market Commentary and I don't see anywhere for voting in the Survey section. What am I missing?
 
JamesE said:
Sorry to butt in NASA, but has anybody voted in the Survey yet? I can't find it. It's not in the Market Commentary and I don't see anywhere for voting in the Survey section. What am I missing?
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James, if you go to this link you should see this and then you can select one of the bullets for your choice.

http://politics.newsvine.com/_quest...rty-would-you-blame-for-a-government-shutdown


Which party would you blame for a government shutdown?




Background reading

  • Obama: U.S. economy cannot afford shutdown "It would be inexcusable of us to not be able to take care of last year's business ... when we are this close, simply because of politics," the president said after meeting with Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss the fiscal 2011 budget.
Question

  • Democrats. They’re not being aggressive enough with trimming the fat.
  • Republicans. Back in power in the House, they’re being difficult to prove a point.
  • Both. With a president who’s got his eye on 2012 and a freshman speaker, there’s too much politicking going on.
  • Neither. If the government needs to shut down for politicians to get serious about spending reform, so be it.
Submit
 


Government shutdown: How it came to this



Charles Riley, staff reporter, On Thursday April 7, 2011, 7:53 am

"The fiscal year is 189 days old, and the federal government is still operating without a long-term spending bill. And now, if lawmakers can't cut a deal, the government will shut down.
Usually, lawmakers make some effort to pass a real, 365-day budget. Not this year..."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Gover...46.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=4&asset=&ccode=
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

Administration backs retroactive pay for feds in event of shutdown
By Kellie Lunney klunney@govexec.com April 7, 2011


This story has been updated.

"The administration favors compensating federal employees retroactively in the event of a government shutdown, a senior official with the Office of Management and Budget said on Thursday. "It's Congress' decision, but the administration supports reimbursement," said Jeff Zients, OMB deputy director for management and the official responsible for overseeing a shutdown, during a White House briefing with reporters..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47538&oref=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

GOP passes futile one-week spending measure
By Humberto Sanchez, Dan Friedman and Billy House National Journal April 7, 2011

"With an eye to protecting themselves politically in case of a government shutdown, House Republicans passed legislation on Thursday that would fund the federal government for another week and pay for the Department of Defense through the rest of the fiscal year.
But the bill, which passed the House 247 to 181, appears dead on arrival in the Senate as the White House has threatened to veto the measure. Passage of the bill would allow House Republicans to blame Senate Democrats for not passing the measure if there is a government shutdown midnight Friday..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47540&oref=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

Exclusive survey: Feds don't know whether they'll be furloughed
By Erin Dumbacher, Tom Shoop and Robert Brodsky tshoop@govexec.com April 7, 2011


This story has been updated.
"More than half of federal managers and employees surveyed Wednesday said their agencies had not shared plans with them for implementing a shutdown of operations if funding for government agencies runs out Friday night -- and nearly as many didn't know whether or not they would be subject to a furlough.
A total of 56 percent of the 1,200 people who responded to the survey said their agency had not shared a shutdown plan with them, although almost one quarter -- 24 percent -- expected to receive notification of a plan this week. Many federal agencies began notifying their employees of their respective contingency plans throughout the day on Wednesday..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47527&oref=todaysnews
 
 

GovernmentExecutive.com

Brink of a shutdown: How did it get to this point?
By Matthew Cooper National Journal April 8, 2011

"President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, took their offices with the promise of reconciliation and productivity. Instead, the government of the most powerful nation on earth is about to run out of money and shut down, putting thousands out of work and shutting down everything from military pay to the National Zoo.
How did it - this incompetence - get this bad? After all, the fight over about $7 billion in differences in this year's budget is about 0.2 percent of the $3.5 trillion federal budget. It's like a family making $100,000 falling apart over $200. And then there's the fighting over intractable issues like abortion, as if either party was about to renounce long-held philosophies and faiths..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47549&oref=todaysnews
 

GovernmentExecutive.com


SHUTDOWN COUNTDOWN

[SIZE=+1]00 Days, 14 Hours,
43 Minutes, 42 Seconds[/SIZE]

Agencies told to begin furlough notifications
By Robert Brodsky rbrodsky@govexec.com April 7, 2011


"Federal employees can expect to begin receiving furlough notices immediately, according to a memo to agency officials released on Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget.
Agency leadership should tell employees if they will be considered "exempt" and allowed to continue working, or if they will be furloughed if the existing temporary budget law expires at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, the memo from OMB Director Jacob "Jack" Lew said.
Agencies are encouraged to issue furlough notices electronically..."

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47545&dcn=todaysnews
 
Just logged into my TSP account and checked the FRTIB website no news about the furlough and it's effect on our TSP accounts. They stay in touch don't they?????
 
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