Originally Posted by Tbugs

Jimmy,
Cool down and take a deep breath (not too deep if you are near an Iowa hog farm).

The government agencies have all their contingency plans going into place at this very moment. There are going to be some disruptions of services and pay. It was determined a long time ago which employees will contiue on their jobs as though nothing happened and who will stay home. All will be paid after the shutdown is through. It will be difficult for some families who go paycheck to paycheck but in the end - all will be paid for the entire time of the shutdown - even though they stayed home.

Blame Republicans, blame Democrats, blame teaparties, but the voting public is going to blame teaparties and Republicans and the Democrats will will in 2012 - just like the government shutdown put Bill Clinton's re-election a sure thing in 1996.