No Thanks: Government Shutdown Threatens Holiday Travel
This year's turbulence brought to you by Congress.
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In case you missed the latest shutdown drama out of D.C.—and I realize it’s hard to keep up, what with all those “How Trump Is Destroying Democracy” op-eds and all—Chucky & Co™ have decided that the best way to “hold the line” is to hold the country hostage… all the way through Thanksgiving.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also moonlighting as NASA’s interim administrator because apparently we’ve run out of humans to do actual jobs, announced yesterday that if the tantrum gridlock continues, he is prepared to ground all commercial flights ahead of Thanksgiving. For millions of Americans, that could mean another holiday spent wearing pajama pants and toasting family over FaceTime. (It would also mean no lost luggage, no TSA pat-downs, and no awkward small talk with Uncle Lenny about climate change—so at least there’s that.)