https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/10/02/rand-paul-some-government-idiot-sent-goons-to-barricade-the-memorial/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:01:57 -0400<![CDATA[Is the Honor Flight endangered by the government shutdown? Even though TSA remains funded as an essential national-security function, the agency couldn&#8217;t answer questions from local media in Toledo as to whether the government would stop a flight of local WWII vets from going to Washington DC next week to meet at the memorial dedicated to their service and heroism.  Quite frankly, they don&#8217;t care, either:]]>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:41:35 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2013/10/02/rand-paul-some-government-idiot-sent-goons-to-barricade-the-memorial-n210050