A thought?????
Did anyone wonder how the government got all those signs printed and
> distributed far and wide, including to all the national parks and
> cemeteries overseas only eight to ten hours after the government shut
> down?
>
> Take a look at this from someone who wanted to remain anonymous.
>
> I have worked in the government on and off for 40 years. During that
> time I became quite familiar with requisitions, bidding, awarding
> contracts etc. It is a time consuming process with bean-counters and
> pencil-necked bureaucrats every step of the way. The simplest request
> takes months not days or hours.
>
> In less than 8 hours of the shutdown, miraculously, professionally
> printed 3X4 foot signs appeared all over the country in the tens of
> thousands saying-"this [park, facility, etc. with custom logos] closed
> due to government shutdown. There has not been a government shutdown in
> 17 years. These signs were designed, specifications were determined,
> signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, government
> contracts were awarded. The materials were then ordered and the signs
> manufactured then distributed U.S. Mails or freight companies.
>
> This shutdown was orchestrated and planned well in advance at least 6-8
> months ago. Millions of tax dollars were appropriated and spent in this
> process. There is a paper trail a mile long leading directly to the
> White House.
>
> NH
