Let the sequester begin

Given the prospect of having to reduce their budgets by a little over 2%, government agencies are predicting, like the Myan hoax, Armageddon.  Even brain dead Republi-Rats are whining about the sequester.  Remember this, it’s not even a lousy 2% cut, but rather a 2% reduction in the rate of growth.

How pathetic is a manager can’t handle a lousy 2% reduction in the rate of growth during down times.  I suspect the private sector has to deal with these things all of the time, particularly since LB arrived on the scene at 1600 PA who, Ave. 

In typical fashion, LB ticked off a long list of horrible things that would happen if the government took 2% reduction in the rate of growth.  According to LB people will be dying in the streets, waiting for months to board an airplane, schools will close, daycare will be totally unavailable, the borders will stand wide open, and the air will become un-breathable.

Leon Panetta claimed 800,000 civilian military workers will be furloughed.  Come to find out that, that means will be given an additional unpaid three day weekend over the next six months.  I’m good with that.  Give them two and save twice as much. 

Others are lamenting that government workers, who already make about 18% more in pay and benefits than their private sector counterpart,s are going to have to take a 20% pay cut.  Again, I’m of the opinion that, that is a good start.   

Now, if the sequester does actually occur, I suspect the sun will continue to rise in the east.  I suspect that those most reliant on the government will be the most inconvenienced, which could spell trouble for the Dopes, since these people wouldn’t caught dead voting for a Republican...6 times.  I suspect that any inconveniences to the masses will ones manufactured by the lapdog media and incompetent government managers.  You can bet any long line at an airport will be looped endlessly by the lapdogs.  They won’t bother to investigate that the long line exists due to the government moron who furloughed all of his people on the same day. 

What is really sad about all of this is that accomplishes nothing.  The deficit continues to clime and government continues to grow.  What is going to happen when the real cuts that must be made begin to be made?  If we cannot get through a lousy 2% reduction in the rate of growth, how are we ever going to get through a real cut?

Sadly, there are only about half a dozen people in Washington that even think such cuts are necessary to get the country back on track.