"Gladly pay you Tuesday..."

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Someone is using my Wimpy analogy

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...lion-tomorrow/

President Obama took his debt team out for burgers at Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, giving new meaning to the "Popeye" character Wimpy's catchphrase "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today."

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Re: "Gladly pay you Tuesday..."

J. Wellington Wimpy: I'll have a hamburger, for which I will gladly pay you Tuesday...

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Re: "Gladly pay you Tuesday..."

Worry Grows Over Delays in F.A.A. Pay

Published: August 3, 2011

While airline passengers are unlikely to see any immediate effects of the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, federal officials ratcheted up pressure on Congress to break the impasse that has temporarily put 4,000 F.A.A. employees out of work. Members of Congress have mostly left for their August break, but some leaders continued to point fingers across the aisle, each party blaming the other for failing to restore funds to the agency provisionally.

The shutdown, which was in its 12th day on Wednesday, has left 40 F.A.A. airport safety inspectors working without pay and having to pay their own expenses to travel between airports. The transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, praised their dedication while personally guaranteeing that passengers had no reasons to worry about the safety of air travel in the United States.

“I can say, without equivocation, safety will never be compromised. Flying is safe. And passenger schedules should not be compromised by this issue,” Mr. LaHood told reporters at a White House briefing.

Mr. LaHood, President Obama and even members of the House and Senate urged Congress to act during its recess to pass a bill that would restore F.A.A. funds. The shutdown is costing the government $30 million a day in forgone taxes on airline tickets...