WASHINGTON – A growing chorus of critics is accusing the Obama administration of creating a long, strange list of unnecessary problems to make sure the government shutdown looks as bad as possible. According to reports from across the country, the National Park Service has closed privately run restaurants, inns and marinas, claiming it doesn’t have the resources to let them stay open. And now, farce has become reality in the government shutdown. The website “i Own the World” posted a doctored photo to joke that the administration was trying to block the view of Mount Rushmore. It’s not a joke anymore. The government is not using helicopters to hold up a screen, but it appears to be doing what it can to block the view. The Sioux Falls Business Journal reports, “The National Park Service placed cones along highway viewing areas outside Mount Rushmore this week, barring visitors from pulling over and taking pictures of the famed monument. Read more at wnd/2013/10/whoa-see-whats-shut-down-and-whats-not/#prW2wVlFGC6Jky2m.99
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:01:42 +0000
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