Shutting down the government for a president's funeral is a tradition

[jmowreader]

Reagan's funeral caused the same thing:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39086-2004Jun13.html

Every president since FDR received a one-day government standdown.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I know what I'm going to be doing when Trump's day comes

and it will not involve mourning. Alcohol might be involved, though.

[dflprincess]

3. Perhaps we can gather local DUers for a "wake"

when that day comes.

Or the day he's sentenced, either works for me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Indictment, impeachment, death, whichever comes first.

I'm all for it.

[pnwmom]

10. I think we might be busy talking about Michael Flynn and Jeffrey Epstein. n/t

[lastlib]

14. Alcohol and heavy doses of diuretics.......

(I'm gonna need to peee REEEE-ALLY badly when they toss that last shovelful of dirt on his casket.......)

[AlexSFCA]

2. that's ok; not all presidents are the same; let's recognize that

[gratuitous]

4. I'd be okay with Congress shutting down the rest of the month

Let Paul and Dave and Dana get an early start on their Christmas shopping.

[jmowreader]

5. I thought they were shut down the rest of the month already!

[pnwmom]

11. Dec. 14th is the targeted end date for Congress. n/t

[Blue_true]

7. Thanks for answering legitimate questions that some people have in an informative way. nt

[msongs]

8. a day off with no pay in honor of ghwb? sounds good to me nt

[jmowreader]

9. It's a paid holiday.

All "non-essential" workers get the day off, with pay.

All "essential" workers, like TSA, get paid double.

[CreekDog]

13. you want employees to be forced to take an unpaid day off work?

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what a cruel and horrible thought

wonder if you'll share such feelings around the dinner table this holiday season

[Luz]

15. I get the day off...no pay of course. I work WITH the fed, not

FOR them. I'm their janitor. 😕 so these shutdowns might not hurt govt employees, it sure hurts us.

[CreekDog]

16. and the poster i was responding to wants you to be off work and unpaid

i don't want that.

but that's how they roll.

[pecosbob]

12. Shutting down the government to get your way has become a Republican tradition