House oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa has launched an investigation into why the WWII memorial and other open-air monuments have been shut down.

“These properties belong to the American people. They do not belong to a Political party. There is no reason to ever shut those folks out from that,” said Representative Mike Kelly in an emotional speech…

Issa’s investigation is at its preliminary stages, Frederick Hill, his spokesman, said. But his committee will be exploring whether decisions were made to close monuments and other attractions for political reasons, potentially as a means of worsening the pain of a shutdown to increase political pressure on House Republicans.

The House Committee on Natural Resources posted an interactive map up showing photos of various parks around D.C. — not all of which have been closed, at least as of this writing. It’s the popular ones like the Lincoln Memorial, it seems, that were targeted first, which is entirely consistent with the cardinal rule of shutdown theater. And some of the ones that are closed this time weren’t closed during the ’95 shutdown. The Daily Caller has a photo of the Lincoln Memorial from that era showing the information booth closed but with visitors in the background at Abe’s feet. The essence of shutdown theater in one line: “Popular Washington spots such as the World War II memorial are now guarded by more security personnel than they are during normal operations, while federal employees have been dispatched to put up barricades on capital bike paths and other public grounds that are not usually patrolled at all.”

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/10/02/da...rt-of-shutdown/

Great. This should go absolutely nowhere like all of Issa's other bullshit investigations. This man is fully and thoroughly incompetent.

"The People" know it is all bullchit. Why dont they cut their own salaries? And more of their BS workers. They want to blame the republicans for these shutdowns, when they are the ones shutting these things down.

And while I am at it..I dont give a damn about these govt workers, who arent working. Thats the price you pay for the fantastic benefits you all get.

Ya know..everyone with a working brain has their number. These idiots even closed the statue of liberty..something that people want to see first if they come to this country..a symbol of our freedom. Nice. Let these tourists she what azzholes we have running this country. Spiteful bastards. They should all burn in hell.

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"The People" know it is all bullchit. Why dont they cut their own salaries? And more of their BS workers. They want to blame the republicans for these shutdowns, when they are the ones shutting these things down.

And while I am at it..I dont give a damn about these govt workers, who arent working. Thats the price you pay for the fantastic benefits you all get.

Ya know..everyone with a working brain has their number. These idiots even closed the statue of liberty..something that people want to see first if they come to this country..a symbol of our freedom. Nice. Let these tourists she what azzholes we have running this country. Spiteful bastards. They should all burn in hell.

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THIS is what Issa's focused on? Jeez.