Nothing happened

I followed my wife to town this morning so she could drop off her car for repair work. Then, I took her to work. All traffic signals worked. I drove home. Workers are still doing highway-worker stuff on I-530. The cleaning lady was just turning into the drive when I got home at 9:30.

Gov. Mike Beebe this morning said 2,000 state employees will be furloughed because of the “government shutdown.” Fifteen minutes later, a state government spokesman said 650 to 1,500 state employees will be furloughed. The statements were on the same radio station. Those workers – 650 or 1,500 or 2,000 are paid by the federal government. I wonder why they are considered Arkansas state workers.