limelight79
The first time I saw it, I laughed for a few minutes. It still cracks me up. I think the woman's face in the past panel really adds to the punchline.
Surely you can't be serious.
I still have a Hayes Smartmodem 1200 here. Aluminum case and all. It's a work of art.
A useless work of art. But still...
puts on headphones
Yeah. That's my favorite movie, so this comic played right into it.
Essential people will, but non-essential people will not work.
On January 6, yes, but they don't stop working. The shutdown only affects the rank and file government employees that do things like run the government agencies, air traffic control*, Smithsonians, etc.
*Air traffic controllers would be considered an essential function, so they would actually get the joy of continuing to work without pay, until a budget is passed, then they would get back pay. (There's also a possibility of some agencies having money, for various reasons, to continue to pay essential employees.)
I actually think he does believe the lies he spouts. For him, reality is whatever he wants it to be in that moment.
The elections are run by the states, not the federal government. Congress keeps working during a shutdown. I can't see how it would hinder the election.
It would have unpredictable effects on the election though, so I can't imagine they really want to risk it.
Are you saying he didn't use a riffle?