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England told the lawmakers the Defense Department has no choice but to begin the furlough process. “While these actions will be detrimental to the nation, there are no other viable alternatives without additional congressional funding,” he wrote.
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So freaking despicable of these political tyrants.
Non essential people got 5 days off and later were payed for it. Essential personel had to work and got nothing extra. Klinton took money out of the employees 401k funds to pay the government then payed it back. Can you imagine what would happen to private company taking 401k monies?
I am with you in spirit DOD but I am retired this time.
Evil congresscritters ~~PING!
Hope they start with CA, PA, MA, DE, NY, NM, IL, MD and other RAT strongholds.
I’d also get serious on closing bases in those states.
Bet the funding bill is passed before the donkeys go home for Christmas. Dengy harry has already spoken out on this...doesn’t want Bush bashing congress while on vacation because the funding bill for the Defense Dept wasn’t approved...besides, most of the layoffs will be in donkey districts...and it’d be the majorities fault...military contractors will be laid off before Christmas...that too will be in mostly donkey districts...
Yes it is!!!
I thought they had backed down and were going to fund the troops? Are they planning to sneak any underhanded prize into it this time? Remember, last timem at the last minute they raised minimum wage over 2.00/hour in the DoD bill.
I think that there will be no need to do so as the traitors have been defeated again and they said that they are going to approve the funds for the war without any conditions.
It would be nice if we could withhold our taxes; That was the reason they were instituted after all.
They should shut down mil installations (and request the companies that manufacture parts and services move as well),in blue states. Since they like to reap the rewards (indeed most of their reps that cry no war hold defense stocks and cater to their lobbyists), and don’t give a damn about the military. Let them lose the military and jobs... see who would be the first crying for Homeland Security money and Gov. help... let the illegals they wanted to spend the weekend in Congress over defend and take the jobs. I wonder if someone’s in the national guard in one state, can they move and go to the guard in another state?
I know, ridiculous... I wish though.
this makes me furious
You know what, I said it before when they pulled this...
They would not get one letter of legislation passed... nothing. I would get the spineless together so those SOBs will hold the line... instead of flaking on Sunday shows and smoking cigars at the old boy’s club with the dems.
This isn’t a game.
The Democrats are determined to destroy our military, and this ploy of not funding it is their ideal method to do so.
Plan of action:
1) lay off all civilians in lib dem districts only
2) suspend activity of bases in lib dem districts only. temporarily relocate said activities and personnel to more facilities in more friendly districts.
3) suspend all contracts for businesses located in lib dem districts only.
4) sit back and enjoy the show.
Gee.
Where are the requisite comments about gov’t employees being lazy, worhtless, sandcrabs who do nothing, accomplish nothing and would be noticed if they were not there?