rightwinger
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LOL That's total bullshit, Winger! It cost more money to bring in barricades to keep people out of an open air memorial than it would have cost to simply keep it open. Or do you think those just magically appeared out of thin air? What cost savings could POSSIBLY been realized by having to erect barricades and have people there to tell visitors that the area was closed? It's a LAWN for Christ's sake! It's not like you need tons of staff to make a lawn work!!! This was nothing more than "theatre" on the Obama Administration's part.
The decision was made on whether Parks are essential or non-essential government services. It was rightfully decided that parks were non-essential
Now, with thousands of parks, monuments and historical sites you expect the Obama administration to be able to decide on two days notice which parks and functions could remain open with minimal impact?
The times I visited the WWII memorial there were always several guards on site. Someone has to chase the kids out of the fountains. Also, a few months prior to the Repulican shutdown, a crazy woman threw green paint on the Lincoln Memorial. We kind of like to protect our monuments from damage.
The decision during the Republican shutdown was Parks Open/Parks Closed. Maybe if Republicans give six months notice before their next shutdown we can do cost benefit analysis on all parks and historic sites to see which are cost effective to keep open
So which do you think was more cost effective, Winger? Letting "several guards" remain on site...or trucking in barricades, paying someone to erect them and then having guards there to tell people the monument is closed? If this Administration can't figure THAT out then they've simply proven that they are as inept at cost cutting as they are at everything ELSE that they've tried to do!
And yes, I DO expect a management team that has their act together to be able to pass down the chain of command that due to budget cuts belts need to be tightened and let the people who run things like the WWII memorial make the call that it would be STUPID to shut down, bring in barricades and have to have as many guards there to tell people they couldn't visit the monument as are normally there to protect it.
Bring in barricades and have one guard to ensure it is not breached
WWII memorial covers several acres and has multiple access points. It is also easier to secure the site if you let the public know that ALL sites in the Mall are closed until further notice. Then you have fewer people in the Mall area