Perhaps Closure is Not Really That Bad

Back in the Cold War days there was a joke about: "How do you defeat the Americans", "Stall a Ford Pinto on each exit of the Beltway.".

I guess it was a timely humor but the point was to bring the Government to a halt. Now for anyone who has walked the Halls of Agriculture, for example, one sees thousands of drones working away on something; corn, wheat, food stamps, lunch.

But the latest casualty was a Panda as per the NY Times. They state:

One casualty of the impasse in Washington is the public’s look at the newborn panda at the Smithsonian National Zoo on the “Giant Panda Cam.”

The popular live video stream was turned off Tuesday as part of the federal shutdown. Visitors to the Web site were greeted by a black screen carrying the message, “Error loading stream.”

“The cams require federal resources, primarily staff, to run and broadcast, and they were deemed not essential in the case of a shutdown,” zoo officials said in a statement, adding that the animals would still be fed and cared for.

How dumb do they take us for. There are now expenditures required? It is a simple Internet camera! They already have the camera and the network runs no matter what. This is a classic example of how the Government is a truly selfish and manipulative body. Are they starving the Panda, have the set him free to fend for himself? Has he been put up for Panda adoption, sent back to the Chinese Embassy? Does the Government official who wrote this get paid to do so, are they essential?

This is like a divorce proceedings. Without a Judge to arbitrate. Poor Panda, hope the Chinese recover it from Administration abuse. This is Panda abuse! We need a "Save the Panda" protest. A new a powerful movement, sent forth by all those opposed to this foul treatment. Perhaps a new Tennis Court Oath!