Somebody told me a few years ago that England hadn't finished paying off debts occurred in fighting the Napoleonic wars ! Funny how the country runs on just fine when the English parliament shuts down for several months every summer. > Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:29:41 +0200 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Impact of shutdown on PD community > To: [log in to unmask] > > I admire Obama for daring to shut down any part of his civil service - no > > English politician would dare; he'd > > lose all control / power instantly as the English civil service is the > > real power running the country. > > > > just received this: > > Witnessing the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is > like watching two drunks argue over a bar bill on theTitanic. > > maryse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn