Pardon me… but I want to point out that you misspelled ‘lose’. It might have just been a typo, but maybe you believe you spelled it correctly. After all, an awful lot of people seem to be spelling ‘lose’ “l-o-o-s-e” these days.
Is this a hijack? Yes, I suppose so… but I see this error occurring entirely too frequently. It’s OK for Yahoo! Answers and YouTube comments, but we should aim a little higher around these parts.
Thank you.
PS–There are a lot of words I don’t know how to spell, and even more that I do know how to spell yet sometimes still spell incorrectly. We all do this at times. I’m just trying to do my part to help eradicate this particular misspelling epidemic while there is still time.
You don’t say ?
But you might be happy to know I think I got most of that. And I didn’t even jump straight to the simpler terms, either. Not immediately, anyway.
Nah. I find it interferes with the snarking, more often than not.
Which would mean that they went out of business Oct 1st, correct ?
…OK, so sorta not correct, but a resounding maybe.
See, this is why you don’t wait for the full facts. What smug snark is to be found in *that *?
BUT, since I still think my overflowing portapotty objection to the whole “it doesn’t cost them *anything *to leave the parks open !” paradigm was halfway smart, and if like **doorhinge **here you’re intent on asserting that it’s all a sinister political machination on the part of the liberal elites at the NPS, then it would seem the onus is on you to figure out whether or not the objection can be dismissed or not, neh ?
Please say yes, 'cause I personnally don’t give a shit with copious air miles, much less can be arsed to find out how to check out that kind of stuff for myself just for the sake of a perfunctory “I told you so”.
I think the general rule for onus is that a person making the claim bears the burden of production, so, yes – I think if someone claims the garbage emptying contract is unaffected by the lapse in funding, it would be up to them to show at least some positive evidence.
My entrance into the conversation was intended, though, to simply point out it’s not a given, any more than it is assured. I realize that this isn’t fertile snark ground, but “definite maybe!” is in fact the best answer, until someone comes along with specific contract details.
(And even then, the contract may allow work performance but require a COTR: it’s conceivable that the company empties trash cans but a Park Service employee must check on their performance and verify they did the work before it “counts.” Contracts like that can be stopped even though committed, obligated, funded with prior year money, and an unlapsed period of performance – although in those cases, the government is often on the hook for liquidated damages.)
The kind of volunteering I’m seeing is also being justified with all kinds of pseudo-legal mumbo jumbo because nobody has any clue what’s going on. Including, I’m sure, the hostile congressman. People aren’t consulting with GC, they’re just doing whatever they think is necessary and justifying it after the fact. I think you underestimate peoples’ desire to Just Get the Fucking Job Done Already.
I’m not sure this argument works. The barriers that have been put up will stop a lot of law-abiding folks, but aren’t remotely close to what might be effective against any sort of terrorist.
For another example of barriers effective only against the law-abiding, check this story about Mt. Rushmore.
All due respect, but that sort of sounds like “yeabut locks aren’t effective against determined burglars”. That’s not the point. The point is that locks a) do stop opportunistic, unprepared burglars and b) provide grounds to lock up determined burglars even if all they did was breaking the lock.
Same for the barriers : the average vandal might think “woah, I might get in trouble if I jump the barrier”, and if they don’t and do jump the barrier, then you can nab them for jumping the barrier before they even had a chance to pull out the chisel. Or the shoe bomb (though I’d rate this particular threat as more microscopic than my sorry excuse for genitals).
**@Bricker **: I’ll get to answering you, I promise - I just think your effort deserves more than my drunkposting
OPM has issued guidance that is quite clear. I cannot imagine how you can say that nobody has a clue what’s going on.
In addition, each head of agency has issued guidance, and I am certain that it was also crystal clear – because the issue does not allow for much ambiguity.
I am sure people want to get the job done – but if they do it while furloughed it’s not out of confusion, but simply defiance.
[QUOTE=Director of OMB]
In updating contingency plans, agency leaders should ensure that only those activities that are “excepted” pursuant to applicable legal requirements would continue to be performed during a lapse in the appropriation for those activities (unless the agency has a separate funding source for an activity that will remain available during a lapse and that the agency would use for the activity’s continued performance). Also, agency leaders should carefully review determinations regarding which employees would be necessary for the agency’s continued performance of those “excepted” functions, to ensure that these case-by-case determinations are consistent with the applicable legal requirements.
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Employees are being told that they’re “excepted” until they hear otherwise. Justifications for what functions are excepted are open to interpretation, and a week into the shutdown employees are being told that they’re excepted after all and to come back to work.
It’s true that justifications for excepted job functions are open to interpretation, but that has no bearing on the clarity for any given worker: he’s told, specifically, that he’s excepted or that he’s furloughed. Once he’s gotten a furlough notice, he may not legally volunteer his services. THAT is the aspect that’s crystal clear: that no employee can claim he is unaware of his status at any time.
Perhaps. And then again, perhaps not. His constituants might not fully appreciate your opinion of Neugebauer. A democrat on the internet, from some other Congressional district, says Neugebauer is an asshole. That startling discovery could bring out a few pro-Neugebauer voters all by itself.
I’m sure there are many pro-veteran voters in Neugebauer’s district who would reject your “Holy Veterans” comment. I doubt you would be able to convince Neugebauer’s veteran constituants and their families and friends that your wishes/commands not to reelect Neugebauer could possibly be in their best interest.
Republicans have always known the value of “The Big Lie” - we are the only thing standing between God-Fearing Americans and Socialist Dictatorship!
And, given a black President, their job is much, much simpler - after all, since we hate them, it must be true that they hate us! Buy more guns! They’re coming!
And, for God’s sake - watch their election strategy - it is always forget our record, look at what a morally reprehensible monster opposing us! Fast Boats!
That big news story about Clinton having used his State-provided car and driver for a trip to give a speech. And it was a PARTISAN POLITICAL meeting! Abuse of Privilege! Oh, his campaign reimbursed that State? never mind…?
Some filthy rich guy (name not known, ISTR PA home) had paid investigators to go through every scrap of paper related to Clinton’s stint as Governor to find some dirt. That was as close as they came.
What! He got a blowjob in Office! And didn’t tell us? Impeach him!
Now do you remember the GOP?
I have news.google set as home page - the loons are now starting to chat up “defaulting on the debt wouldn’t be all that bad - in fact, it just might FORCE a smaller government, and wouldn’t that be grand?”.
We really do need to redefine Treason. You don’t have to align with an enemy army to cause the country to fail.
The people that voted him in office in the first place are either embarrassed about it and sorry that they did or they’re assholes themselves.
For that segment of the electorate that thinks that all soldiers, past and present, must be constantly verbally fellated, he may have scored some points. For the rest of the voters, not so much.
