Feds Prep For E-Gov Shutdown

dcblogs writes "If the federal government is shutdown midnight Friday, the feds plan to stop updating government Web sites that aren't delivering essential services. 'Most Web sites will not continue, only those Web sites that are part of these accepted activities would continue to operate,' the senior White House official said Tuesday. 'Accepted activities,' refers to essential, life and safety-related government services. The IRS, however, will continue to accept tax returns filed electronically and to process payments. 'We need to be able to collect the money that is owed to the U.S. government,' the official said. Paper-based returns won't be processed."

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Repulicans?? Umm.. No.

[d3ac0n]

The "budget" that hasn't been passed is the one that the Democrats were supposed to pass back in 2010 for FY2011. The Dems had absolute control of both houses of Congress and the White House and STILL didn't get a budget passed.

The Republicans have been forced to create "continuing resolutions" to keep the govt. running, and are trying to pass a budget for the rest of 2011 so they can get onto working on the FY2012 budget. Since the Republicans only control ONE house of Congress, (The House of Reps) they are relying on the Democrats (who control the Senate) to either pass the budgets they are sending, or create their own and send it to the House for a vote.

The Democrats have done NEITHER. They are ignoring the budget resolutions sent to them from the House and have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to create one of their own.

So... How is a Government shutdown a Republican problem if they are the ONLY ones actually attempting to avoid said shutdown by creating, presenting, and voting on budgets?

Answer: It's not. This shutdown (if it happens) is OWNED by the Democrat party.