Showing posts with label Furlough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Furlough. Show all posts

Sunday, January 6, 2019

An Unofficial National Emergency

The White House
January 11, 2019

- Do you see how all those libs are foaming at the mouth whether I will declare a national emergency?  I told you this would work!
- Well played, sir.
- Now, we have to keep up the pressure.
- What do you mean?
- Don’t you get it?  I said there is a national emergency, so we have to do something.  Otherwise, tomorrow the headlines are going to be ‘Mueller this’ and ‘Mueller that’ all over again.  So let’s make it official.
- Again, sir.  I don’t follow.  Wasn’t your statement enough?
- I don’t know.  Maybe we need to mobilize … um … um … what’s the name of that group?  You made me go to their headquarters – the one over a McDonalds.
- Do you mean FEMA?
- Huh?
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Yeah, that’s the one.  Let’s get them rolling.  I want to see trucks rolling, people in uniforms running around, the whole works – we need good footage for Fox to run.  In fact, maybe I should …
- Sorry to interrupt, sir, we can’t do that.
- What do you mean we can’t do that?  I’m in charge here, so if I tell FEMA to jump, they jump!
- Sir, we can’t do that because FEMA has been furloughed.  I thought you knew that.
- Oh, crap.  What do I need to do, declare war?  Or did we furlough the army, too?

Friday, December 28, 2018

White House Issues Further Advice for Furloughed Workers


President Trump has tweeted that furloughed Federal workers might want to consider looking for odd jobs to make ends meet while the partial government shutdown goes on.  In response to the overwhelming positive reaction, the White House decided to issue further advice to furloughed Federal workers:

Take a hike:  Why not take advantage of the furlough to get back in touch with nature.  Who knows how much longer it will last?

Go screw yourself:  What a perfect time to grab that Twister game off the shelf.

Get lost:  In this hurly-burly world, maybe now is a great time to lose yourself in thought.

Take off:  Can you say vacation?  Okay, the lack of pay might limit your travel options, but you must have one relative with an empty vacation property.

Drop dead:  This is only recommended for those with adequate life insurance – and check the impact of the furlough on your insurance benefits before taking any action.

Tend your garden:  We’re not sure what that means, but we’re told it sounds good.