My son is a career soldier. Been in over 19 years and is a batallion CSM currently deployed. This is his fifth deployment into harms way. My wife spoke with his wife today. Even though the shutdown never happened, military members received only half a pay check. At one point there was actually talk of closing down the Commissary.
My daughter-in-law is a great money manager, but even she will have to do some quick funds transfers to cover their bills. Many soldiers, particularly the lower enlisted ranks, will probably be in big trouble because they do not, as a rule, plan for this kind of difficulty. Moreover, they tend to spend away their paychecks on cars, trucks and electyronic doodads.
Both Onada and Boehner were ready to throw the troops under the bus, in fact they did, while at the same time protecting civil servant union members. That’s just plain despicable. Both these creatures need to made to pay a price for their perfidy.
Shame on them to hell.
The House passed a bill to insure the military would be paid. Obama said he would veto it.
So how, exactly, is Boehner to blame?