HERE'S A RADICAL LINE OF THOUGHT

Our government leaders, especially in DC, have lost sight of a few possible reactions to their stupidity.

FACT #1.  These folks in DC, overcome with their own importance, have "shut down the government".  In actuality, the government is still chugging right along.  The only changes that have happened make no sense at all.

• All national monuments have been closed, even the open air ones that require no output of expense.  Actually, it has cost more money to cordon the places off than it cost to keep them open. 
• The Grand Canyon has been "closed".  Exactly how does one accomplish that?  Anyone who has ever visited the Grand Canyon knows there are countless overlooks on the sides of the roads that run along the edge of that hole. Private helicopter and small airplane tours still fly over the thing every day.
• Catholic chaplains in the Armed Forces have been forbidden to celebrate mass, administer sacraments, or even council any military personnel and have been threatened with arrest should they do so.  Chaplains of all other denominations are under the same threat should they conduct their services.
• Parking lots and walking paths have been roped off at sites that are NEVER manned. 
• Sections of the Gulf of Mexico have been put "off limits" to fishing.  These idiots have even closed Biscayne Bay in Miami, disallowing charter fishing boats from passing through to the ocean. How well do you think that's working?
• The majority of federal workers are still on the job or, if not, will receive their paycheck anyway. 
• Now, the feds are forcing PRIVATE BUSINESSES that are located on LEASED federal land to close their doors.  This is being done by FORCE, Folks.

FACT #2.  There are way more of us than there are of them.

There are some verifiable "rumors" going around that a large group of truckers are planning a protest in DC this coming weekend.  This protest is a result of the insane policies and behavior of our government. As the story goes, these demonstrators plan on actually "shutting down DC".  What can DC do to prevent this?  Well, they could set up roadblocks and prevent all large trucks from entering the city. That would stop the protest BUT it would, also, stop the delivery of groceries, gas, and every other essential commodity you could name.  Wouldn't that achieve the same result desired by the demonstrators just using a different route? 

And, even more profound, what would happen if even half of the truckers in the country decided to call in sick for a couple of days? How long would it take for the store shelves to empty?  How long would the supply of gas for your car last? Remember the old saying: IF YOU EAT IT, WEAR IT, TOUCH IT, OR USE IT, IT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY A TRUCK.

What would happen if all the other hard working folks in this country who are fed up with the antics of  this government got the same idea as the truckers?  What would happen if even 1/4 of the non-emergency workers in this country called in sick for a few days?  People like doctors, firemen, police and the like might sympathize with the "sick out" but they would remain on their jobs. The number of participants of the "sick out" would include people employed all the way from Wall Street to your local garbage collector. If DC likes "shut downs" they would love the result of this action.

Viewed from every angle, the federal government has gotten completely out of hand.  This government is no longer being run for the benefit of this country.  It is being run to forward the agendas of a few, much to the peril of the many.  How long will it be and how much more will it take before the many get enough?