Did anyone wonder how the Federal Govt. 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 started? Having worked in the government on and off for many years, I became quite familiar with the contract/bidding process. I hired and also performed desk audits on Contract Specialists responsible for this work. 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- Because of the Government Shutdown this [park, facility, etc. with custom logos] closed. There has not been a government shutdown in 17 years so the signs couldnt have been leftovers. These signs were designed, specifications were determined, signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, and government contracts were awarded. The materials were then ordered and the signs manufactured then distributed by U.S. Mail or freight companies. This shutdown was orchestrated and planned months in advance. 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. Yes indeed, there certainty were a lot of large multicolor signs produced and distributed in a very short period of time. Id like to know who approved this and who planned this.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:11:54 +0000
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