Day 6
And in Congressional News -- Speaker of the House John Boehner has admitted that the Republican proposal of funding the Government one service at a time is just not working. As a result, he pulled together an impromptu meeting to strategize.
After a (surprisingly refreshing) closed-door meeting with the Tea Party Caucus, the Honey Lobby, and the Lemon Growers Association, Boehner has presented Democrats with a new "totally fresh" approach to breaking through this budget impasse.
The new proposal: funding the government "one employee at a time."
"It's never been done before, but it's an approach worth exploring," commented one Republican staff member. "We're calling it Zero-Based Staffing. The premise is totally sound."
The Speaker's Office is currently drafting letters to OMB, for distribution to each Executive Branch Agency, to provide the House with resumes for every employee, accompanied with an Excel spreadsheet identifying each employee by name, political party, and who they voted for in the last presidential election.
When asked to comment, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said "huh, what now?"
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