You’re wrong though.
It’s against the law- at least against the “Pay Our Military” act- to pay anything but “pay and allowances” to the military.
That’s what Obama wanted- to make the shutdown hurt as many good people as possible- and that’s what Harry and Nancy delivered.
The subterfuge is deeper than you realize.
Well if Obama wants to make the case that he broke the law in doing this he can.
But he wont.