So, here’s the deal.  In all likelihood we’re going to be facing the threat of another government shut down.  Republicans and Democrats disagree over whether to offset $1.6 billion in FEMA funding with spending cuts.

Republicans, of course, say that if you help people who have been hurt by fire or water, then you have to hurt other people to help the hurt people.  Then you have to hurt other people to help the people you hurt to help the hurt people.  It’s a big ole circle hurt.

So, Republicans think they can find $1.6 billion dollars of cuts from the federal budget.  I say start with their salaries, retirement and office supplies.  Those dudes are all rich and don’t need the money.  Lord knows they don’t earn it.

No, seriously, where were they when we needed somebody to come boo at the fire or the flooding?  I’ll tell you where they were:  standing around practicing the circle hurt.

We don’t need a shut down.  We need a shut up.