Harpooned the whale. Now heres the thing. The harpoon has a rope attached to it and they tie the rope up to the boat. By virtue of that rope and that harpoon, that little whaling boat is now essentially tied to a very angry whale. Which weighs what, like 40, 50, 60 tons and the whale because it has been stuck with a harpoon, inevitably takes off swimming. And because the boat is tied to it, the whale is towing it, dragging our little 19th century crew in our little boat, across the waves, going more than 20 miles an hour. Our whaling boat is essentially water skiing behind a wounded, furious, huge creature, a creature that is way bigger than them. When that creature tires out and theyre able to complete the kill. Our little crew is going to be the richest crew on the ocean tonight, they got their whale. But if something goes wrong, like the whale doesnt get tired and it runs away with them on this nantucket slay ride on waves as high as houses, how long can that little crew survive tha
And when the government re opens it will be reimbursed. Because that charity acted it gave the senate a chance to do nothing to solve the problem. How dare we not provide grieving families with the necessary support in their time of need . Reporter today, every House Democrat and every House Republican vote ed to guarantee military death benefit benefits. But what seemed like a quick washington solution spiralled into politics. Even the senate chaplain, a re tired admiral, weighed in. It is time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough. Were you trying to jolt lawmakers with your prayers . Well, i was trying to express what some of them have ex pressed and felt. That at some point you have to draw the line. At some point you have to say enough is enough. Reporter the shutdown, many complained, has politicized a group beloved by both parties the military. One of the families of the Fallen Soldiers d anywayed benefits is from pennsylvania. Even for washington, thats unusual that veteran
At the fda, all scheduled inspections of foreign and domestic fish, fruit, vegetable and juice producers have been postponed. At the cdc, researchers are not tracking outbreaks of food poisoning. Less than a third of the cdc scientists are on the job. One official telling abc news, its mind blowing that our world renowned scientists cant look at their blackberries today. K 2m reporter home buyers applying or waiting for fha backed mortgages are alr suffering. Were in this hotel for who knows how long. Reporter in ft. Wayne, indiana, the reed family loan stuck in the pipeline, awaiting final approval from Government Employees not at work. Critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms with money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. How am i supposed to get the extra 200 a month. Reporter head start is shutting down across the country. In connecticut today there was no preschool program for this womans twin sons. Its going to affect them in
Of the Portsmouth Naval shipyard. Theyre more interested in playing politics than doing whats right. On capitol hill, finger pointing continued. They finally have their prize, a Government Shutdown that no one seems to want but them. Reporter theyre obsessed with the health karen law, and theyreb healthcare law, and theyre obsessed with hurting this president. Reporter for the 40 time, they removed fourth time, they removed healthcare spending. House republicans wanted senators to come and work out their differences. The senate refused. They wont even have people sit down with the negotiators. I mean, for heavens sake. Now, the house is working on another proposal, one that would fund the veterans administration, park service and d. C. City government. President obama accused House Republicans of holding the economy hostage. Reopen the government. Restart the Services Americans depend on. Reporter in a letter to federal workers, the president said they had become punching bags in a par
One house of congress in one branch of government doesnt get to shut down the entire government just to respite the results of on election. Reporter not everything gets shut down. Troops will continue to be paid. Social security checks will continue to go out. Medicare and medicate benefits, too and the post office will remain open. Veteran support centers will be closed, more than 800,000 federal workers told to stay home without pay. Its washington dysfunction at its absolute worst, unreasonable demands, no negotiating and lots of name calling. Blatant extortion. Hostage taking tactics. Were dealing with an arcists. Reporter the bill they are arguing about would only fund the government for six weeks, republicans voted 46 times to repeal obama care are still insisting that they wont fund the government without at least some change to the law. Its time for the senate to listen to the American People and pass a one year delay of obama care. Reporter it all adds up to a terrible sieve i