“Non-essential” includes the IT contractors who provide website support for the healthcare.gov that everybody is complaining they can’t get into.

Wingnuts think “non-essential” means “non-necessary”

Why does the federal govt. have “non-essential” personnel? Can we have THAT conversation? #ShutItDown #tcot #UniteBlue

— *Waves at NSA* (@ShaneWright22) September 29, 2013