“I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.”
- Jean-Francois Cope
This from 2013 demanded another run. It’s deja vu all over again!
10 Things I’ve learned (or been reminded of) during the government shutdown:
- During a government shutdown, federal employees aren’t the only ones who lose income.
- The statement, “No matter what your political party . . . ,” precedes a statement that totally depends on one’s political opinion.
- The work that federal employees are hired to do, waits for them if they are not able to do it.
- People say things to families of federal employees without realizing the implication of their comments. Example: “Yeah, but they’ll get their money eventually, so what’s the big deal?”
- Creditors actually want current pay, not back pay.
- Unscheduled time off that comes up suddenly, could end at any moment, and includes a cessation of income? Not exactly a vacation.
- Passion does not equal knowledge.
- Facebook™ doesn’t lend itself to polite political conversation.
- People who post political rants on social media, don’t really want to hear from people who disagree with them.
- I never want to be so arrogant as to believe my opinion is the only opinion of value.
