Ok, I'll admit it. I'm pissed off. While the government shutdown isn't affecting me directly (yet) it is slowly but surely having an effect all across the nation. Whether it's the cancer patients being denied clinical trials at the NIH or death benefits being denied to the families of our troops that just this week gave their "last full measure" or any number of personal stories across the nation, I'm sick of the needless carnage that is being endured by the people of this nation for no damn reason. Now, as a lifelong Republican (registered Republican when I turned 18 in 1989, happy as heck in 1994 when "we" won the House after 40 years, favored impeachment of Clinton and voted for W twice) who calls myself "conservative" it could be expected that I would perhaps toe the party line and agree with "my" leadership. But HELL NO!!! There are times to tell truth to power (be that the politicians or the media) and this is one of those times.
So with your help I would like to make this a "community" diary with two simple goals. One is to put an end to the Boehner lie from yesterday and two is to stiffen the resolve of the Democrats in Congress.
If you are in support of the two goals and you are intrigued with the concept of a "community" diary follow me over the orange turdilipse to read a short diary that provides you an action item to accomplish the stated goals.
