And so...for the first time in almost 20 years, the Federal Government is shut down. While you may not have noticed anything different this morning, a couple of things did change: All National Parks and Monuments will be closed and all "non-essential" Federal employees will be furloughed.
- I wonder how Harry Reid and John Boehner are going to spend their time off?
- Anthony Weiner is furious about having to cancel his picture-taking trip to the Washington, Monument.
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President Obama reassured the public that during the shutdown, essential services will stay open.
- Like the IRS and the NSA.
- I sure hope this doesn't screw up all the "orange-barrel boulevards" around town.
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Obamacare officially kicks in today, and one Wyoming Senator says that the insurance exchange computer systems are so unready, they "are being held together with duct tape and chicken wire."
- So they're basically like Cher was before they invented Botox.
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Medical experts came up with a list of things more painful than kidney stones.
- They include childbirth, root canals, and having a root canal while giving birth to a child.
- Most painful of all: Watching Miley Cyrus perform on an Awards show.
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Al-Qaeda opened it's first official Twitter account complete with links to other terrorist groups that people might be interested in following.
- This gives new meaning to the phrase "My phone is blowing up!"
- Who knew they could describe how to bomb America in 140 characters or less?
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Diet Coke is offering a special limited-edition can featuring Taylor Swift's signature.
- And just like Taylor's relationships, the offer will only last for a short time.
- Fifty bucks says with in a month she's dumped Pepsi and taken up with Dr. Pepper.
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Have a great day and, apparently being ESSENTIAL Federal Employees (Who Knew???) we'll be back here Wednesday!
-Dick