Trump’s Christmas Echoes the One in 1776
It’s time to recall the first government shutdown in American history, and how a future president won that battle with his bold, decisive action.It was in December of 1776, when General George Washington was camped along the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania.
On December 12, 1776, Congress adjourned without extending the enlistments of American soldiers or approving their pay for the coming year. Members of Congress abandoned Philadelphia, where they had been meeting, because they feared the British troops nearby in New Jersey.
Once the soldiers’ enlistments ran out, the Continental Army would disband and soldiers would return to their farms in the 13 colonies.Some soldiers had already gone home, some were barefoot, food was running short, and winter was coming in.
But Washington was not going to give up the American cause without a fight. In an incredibly bold and risky maneuver, he decided to load his entire army ? men, horses and munitions ? into boats to cross the icy Delaware River on Christmas night.
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2018/12/25/draft-n2538034
Thank you for the history lesson. Just shows how little our Congress Critters can do for the country and comparison. But not our President, since he is standing ready if they decide to do the right thing!
Merry Christmas!!!