“We’ve never gotten to the point where the United States government has operated without the ability to borrow,” Lew said. “It’s very dangerous. It’s reckless, because the reality is, there are no good choices if we run out of borrowing capacity and we run out of cash.” Lew said the government has been managing to … Read more

Blues and News: Thursday shutdown update

The new word of the year: BARRYCADES.. those monuments of government shutdowns called barricades, changed a bit to fit the President’s order to close certain places. In the case of Mount Vernon, an order was given to shut it down. Funny enough, it’s PRIVATELY OWNED! Federal workers nervously anxious over shutdown.. In many states, even if federal workers … Read moreBlues and News: Thursday shutdown update