Of all days, right? The national parks will close today because Congress can't choose to fund the USA's federal government.The camp sites in the National Parks are being emptied due to the US House.
Overview of the Annual Pass for US Military and Their Dependents (click here)And the President's Approval Rating is going up according to Gallup. (click here) So, McCain's 2014 election strategy is going to backfire. The independents are walking his way. Rasmussen's approval rating for the President has stabilized over the past two weeks at 51% and Real Clear Politics improved while the disapproval rating has fallen.
The USS Constitution: closed to tourists. (click here) The Faneuil Hall Visitor Center: padlocked. The Minute Man National Historic Park, the Bunker Hill Monument, Acadia National Park: All shuttered until further notice.
As the looming threat of a widespread federal government shutdown grew from a probability to certainty, federally funded agencies and organizations in the Boston area prepared to close their doors or furlough employees Tuesday, a grim procedure that will probably have immediate repercussions for tourists and for some businesses and organizations around the region.
Top tourist destinations were likely to close Tuesday, but city departments, local nonprofits, and university research centers in the Boston area were facing a different calculation. Officials at agencies that rely partially on federal funds were nervously crunching numbers to figure out just how long they could last in the face of a federal freeze-out.
“It’s going to be a kind of ripple effect,” said Sean Hennessey, spokesman for the National Park Service. “There’s a significant economic impact that our national parks have in their communities.”...
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