It seems like the leading story in everybody's mind right now is the partial Government Shutdown. What did Donald Trump say? What did Nancy Pelosi say? And Chuck Schumer? Every day, a new chapter. And as we are still stalemated, is there good news to report today? Maybe tomorrow?
Rest assured, readers, Your Crusading Blogger has no desire to participate in the nauseating in(s)anity. Instead, I have found some good news from the DMZ between the rock and the hard place.
New Jersey resident and Philadelphia corrections officer John Siciliano told CBS News last week he hasn't gotten a paycheck since December 29. "I'm going to work everyday, and I'm not getting paid...scared because we never miss any payments and I'm angry at the bank because there's just no give."
What a difference a day makes.
Since that report, it was announced that several thousands of dollars have been raised to help the Siciliano family. The same article lists some Oklahoma City residents, Coast Guard employees in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and government employees in Washington, DC, as beneficiaries of the kindness and generosity of fellow Americans.
The message this blogger is receiving, and wants to pass on here is this: it may seem like this whole country has gone crazy, but hey, folks, hey, world!
America is still America underneath!
And a big thank you to some Canadian air traffic controllers, who also got in on the act.
Now this blogger wonders, since the the GoFundMe for the "Trump Wall" is no more, perhaps we could find a way to similarly Crowd Fund more of our fellow citizens who are in the same boat as the Sicilianos? Just a thought...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2018-philadelphia-federal-detention-center-employee-interview/
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