Send a Tweet
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 37 Share on Twitter 1 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Exclusive to OpEd News:
OpEdNews Op Eds    H2'ed 1/19/18

Government Shut Down Open Thread

By       (Page 1 of 1 pages)   40 comments
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Rob Kall
Become a Fan
  (295 fans)

on / off switch
on / off switch
(Image by flickr.com)
  Details   DMCA

This reminds me of a joke. The organs of the body are arguing which is the most important. The brain says it keeps all the systems going. The stomach says it processes all the energy and nutrients. The blood says it carries oxygen and nutrients to all the other organs. . They all hold the rectum in contempt. So the ass goes on strike... After a few days, the brain gets a headache, the stomach is bloated and sore, the blood becomes toxic. Eventually ,they all agree that the assh*le is in charge. And the Republicans are trying to frame Chuck Schumer and the Democrats as the a**holes.

We have a situation where the psychopaths running the branches of government are operating in a way that is intolerable. The Democrats and the Republicans agreed on a deal and Trump refused to accept it. Still, the Republicans are trying to put the blame on Chuck Schumer and the Democrats.

The Democrats may actually get the blame from the American people for shutting down the government. But they are doing what they have the power to do to force the Republicans to give in. The American people may actually agree that the Democrats are holding the government hostage. But they are doing it for the right reasons-- correcting despicable wrongs that Trump is guilty of, with the enabling of the Republicans.

The Democrats better get this right. If they don't stand up, together and force a final resolution for DACA and a long term funding for CHIP and some of the other healthcare programs that are about to run out of funds, they will have again proven their weakness and worthlessness. That makes a win here very important. They have to hold their sell-out, should-be-primaried, Republican-light senators-- Manchin, Heitkamp, McCaskill-- in line.

The GOP will squeal like whining, stuck pigs. But the truth is, Schumer and the Democrats are using the process to force the issues that matter. Matter of fact, the Democrats should do a bit of Jiu Jitsu and embrace the description, "Schumer shutdown." They should argue that this the we use our power to stand strong against irresponsible, dangerous failed leadership.

Let the Republicans try to call the Democrats assh*oles.

What do you think?

Supported 4   Valuable 3   Must Read 2  
Rate It | View Ratings

Rob Kall Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Rob Kall is an award winning journalist, inventor, software architect, connector and visionary. His work and his writing have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, ABC, the HuffingtonPost, Success, Discover and other media.

Check out his platform at RobKall.com

He is the author of The Bottom-up Revolution; Mastering the Emerging World of Connectivity

He's given talks and workshops to Fortune 500 execs and national medical and psychological organizations, and pioneered first-of-their-kind conferences in Positive Psychology, Brain Science and Story. He hosts some of the world's smartest, most interesting and powerful people on his Bottom Up Radio Show, and founded and publishes one of the top Google- ranked progressive news and opinion sites, OpEdNews.com

more detailed bio:

Rob Kall has spent his adult life as an awakener and empowerer-- first in the field of biofeedback, inventing products, developing software and a music recording label, MuPsych, within the company he founded in 1978-- Futurehealth, and founding, organizing and running 3 conferences: Winter Brain, on Neurofeedback and consciousness, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology (a pioneer in the field of Positive Psychology, first presenting workshops on it in 1985) and Storycon Summit Meeting on the Art Science and Application of Story-- each the first of their kind. Then, when he found the process of raising people's consciousness and empowering them to take more control of their lives one person at a time was too slow, he founded Opednews.com-- which has been the top search result on Google for the terms liberal news and progressive opinion for several years. Rob began his Bottom-up Radio show, broadcast on WNJC 1360 AM to Metro Philly, also available on iTunes, covering the transition of our culture, business and world from predominantly Top-down (hierarchical, centralized, authoritarian, patriarchal, big) to bottom-up (egalitarian, local, interdependent, grassroots, archetypal feminine and small.) Recent long-term projects include a book, Bottom-up-- The Connection Revolution, (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

A Conspiracy Conspiracy Theory

Debunking Hillary's Specious Winning the Popular Vote Claim

Terrifying Video: "I Don't Need a Warrant, Ma'am, Under Federal Law"

Ray McGovern Discusses Brutal Arrest at Secretary Clinton's Internet Freedom Speech

Hillary's Disingenuous Claim That She's Won 2.5 Million More Votes is Bogus. Here's why

Cindy Sheehan Bugged in Denver

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend