I think you and Burnham are intentionally making this your personal conflict. I don’t know anyone who thinks the forestry service needs to be shut down. There are a few agencies/sectors of the government that actually work and provide/produce services. There are thousands, if not millions, without whom our lives would go on blissfully without. If you are happy with the job the fed is doing, I tip my hat to you. I, for one, am not.
In an effort to explain exactly what I am saying, at least, regarding the federal government’s bloated condition…a couple of years ago we were camping at a Corp. of Engineers campground a couple of weeks after one of those near “government shutdowns”. A guy there told us that they had come and told them that if the shutdown occurred, everyone would have to pack up and leave the campground. WHY? If I’ve already paid my fees, why the heck should I have to pack up and leave? The federal shutdown has ZERO effect on a campground. The sun will still rise, the river will still flow, the birds will still sing. But that’s the government’s take on it. Shut down everything that doesn’t concern those who have made the mess.
