My neighbor is furious.

[Bluzmann57]

Her two sons have both attended a local preschool/daycare a few blocks from here and they have always paid as much as they could but had help from Head Start among other agencies. Now the school told her that her youngest son, who is 4, may not be able to attend the school until either Head Start gets funded or they can pay the full amount due. This area is a simple working class neighborhood and these people are no exception. They both work so that the kids can have clothes, food, and other necessities. They also both work the same shift so daycare is an absolute necessity.
She told me that she will NEVER vote republican again because of this. And her parents and mother in law are all life long repubs. Her husband told me the same thing. Now in the interest of fairness, they told me that the grandparents can take care of the kid but only on a limited basis since they also work. So I guess all one can say is "Way to go Boehner and co!" Keep up the great work. You will be history sooner than later at this pace. Maybe these kids and my kid can read about the repukes in their history books in high school.

[Southside]

1. Feel for the family, kids should not suffer for education

I do hope they get their head start funding ASAP, this shutdown is wrong.

Sadly I haven't had republican friends since grad school and that was 2007. Many might disagree, but I think that is sad commentary on my part, I respect republicans , but throw the tea bags overboard!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

2. I saw a post where a Billionaire couple stepped forward to fund Head Start...

Did this one miss the notification?

[zentrum]

3. I think they're funding just

...their home state. Not Head Start nation-wide. It does not effect any family who lives somewhere else.

They've all been shafted by Boehner.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. From what I understand it was for 6 locations

(may have been their home state although the article I read didn't say) and I *think* it would only last until the end of the month.

[displacedtexan]

9. It's in Texas.

[Uncle Joe]

15. I would wager those billionaires are trying to protect that reddish state from going purple.

They know the Republican Congress will get hammered in 2014 the longer this shutdown lasts.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Thanks!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

7. OK. My partner and I were to speak at a Forestry Workshop tomorrow,

but while reading this I got a call that the workshop was cancelled, due to the Federal Presenters not being able to attend. It was about funding of Forest Management Plans for private land owners. We are retired now, but worked in the field for 30+ years.

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. I heard it was just 7 or 8 centers in their own state. Essential services by weathy

funders. Ah, back to the good old days.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. This is just sad.

[bluestate10]

8. Yep. Boner is taking republicans the way of the Whigs. And I could not be happier.

The modern republican party deserves to die.

[grantcart]

10. Saw a lady get out of Head Start car and go into the store today.

I asked her what was happening to her program and she said that part of the program is funded Sept to Sept and is untouched. Part of the program will face a decision in a couple of months and another part requires additional $$ from current budget.

[hrmjustin]

11. Very sad to hear this.

[TxDemChem]

12. Damn tea Partiers and their followers

Have no empathy

[Hekate]

24. Try to keep in mind that most Repubs are not Tea Partiers, and their children belong to all of us

Most people vote party by habit, not because they pay attention to politics, and that goes for Dems as well. At that income level, it's all they can do to hold on. They need educating -- they don't need to have their children punished.

[TxDemChem]

25. I agree.

But I was speaking specifically about the Tea Partiers in Congress and the Repubs in congress who are backing them. I wouldn't dream of punishing a child because of their parents' voting records.

[KT2000]

13. the republicans have no idea

how the people who vote for them actually live. They think in terms of contributions, country clubs, and free trips.

[sarge43]

14. I could understand ignorance

Theirs is arrogant indifference

[KT2000]

19. Agree - indifference fits better n/t

[hamsterjill]

16. I'm sorry that they've been affected.

And I'm glad that they are finally understanding what voting Republican really means.

That said, their attitude is typical of Republicans to me. They don't ever "get it" until something personally affects them. Republican voters do not have good ability to put themselves in other people's shoes and think "hmmm...this could happen to me, too!" Empathy is not big on the list. But when something actually affects THEM...then they tend to understand.

[pitbullgirl1965]

21. Chickens coming home to roost

Being an old farm boy myself, chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad; they always made me glad.”

And I'm glad that they are finally understanding what voting Republican really means.

That said, their attitude is typical of Republicans to me. They don't ever "get it" until something personally affects them. Republican voters do not have good ability to put themselves in other people's shoes and think "hmmm...this could happen to me, too!" Empathy is not big on the list. But when something actually affects THEM...then they tend to understand.

THIS!!!^^^^^
For the past 30 years, my life and the people around me have suffered because people like them voted for Rethugs. It's grimly satisfying.

[munster69]

17. I will never understand why anyone making under a million a year

would vote republican.

[applegrove]

20. Looks like shutting the government

down to hurt big government is only showing people how important government is.

[Tigress DEM]

22. You had me at, "She told me that she will NEVER vote republican again"

headbang:

Bad rethugs!!

[benld74]

23. ,,,she will NEVER vote republican AGAIN?

Well we do believe we have found her problem.

[Ian David]

26. They say that NOW, but do they really want teh homasexyewls to get married? n/t