[TheRealThing]

Are there first responder cuts in the sequestration?

Yeah because administration officials made sure of it. Along with cancelled white house tours, laid off air traffic controllers and anybody else they think will cause the public to 'feel' the pinch.

This is about making republicans look bad and further demonstrates that democrats are incapable of making any actual cuts. By their logic, making cuts would be something like eliminating the premium sound systems from the next fleet of government vehicles they order. Department heads in areas that are affected by the sequester, have come on the news decrying administration maneuvering which forces them to make cuts in ways they feel are designed to cause folks as much discomfort as possible. In fact stating that their are a number of ways to make cuts that won't cause problems. But, where would this episode of the Obama soap opera be if we did that, right?