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| Obama Threatens To Veto Funding For The troops |
| 2011-04-07 |
| The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 1363, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. The White House doesn't offer one specific substantive point in opposition to HR1363. This might be a big bluff, but the President may be looking for a way to rally his dispirited base. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #15 You'd think the military would be the one group he would pay. Even Kimmie-boy knows to pay and feed his military. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-04-07 21:31 |
| #14 Yes, lotp, food stamps for the troops. However at the time there was no MOA between US Dept of Agriculture and DoD for getting the stamps to the troops overseas [the states administered it in CONUS IIRC], so the families overseas couldn't get them for the commissary at the time. I watched a lot of good officers and NCOs leave in the late 70s so they could give their families a future beyond the military ghetto. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-07 21:18 |
| #13 Curse you obama, you little punk. You are one evil SOB. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-04-07 20:22 |
| #12 But - I was working in Silicon Valley at the time ... my pay helped. The real outrage was that we had first rate enlisted and NCOs in the same boat. There were enlisted on food stamps before VHA. Did I mention (spit)??? |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-04-07 20:10 |
| #11 I remember, P2k. I remember. Mr. Lotp was a junior officer during Carter's presidency. We had a child to support and lived in a very expensive part of the country - on the economy, since there was no base housing available there. Variable housing allowance didn't start until 81, so we did indeed feel the strain of those lost paychecks. I remember. (spit) |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-04-07 20:07 |
| #10 That's ok obama. You can stick my retirement and current pay right up your ass. I got by without it before. I can get by without it again. If it helps get your sorry ass outta the White House in 2012 it will be well worth it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-04-07 20:01 |
| #9 ..very large part... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-07 19:55 |
| #8 Yes, twice Congress missed payroll. I was there during the Carter years. The Donk Congress was intent on punishing the military for obeying civilian leadership during the Vietnam war. Continuing resolution not passed. Troops told not to try to cash checks. About a week later we got another short term continuing resolution. Next month same deal, no continuing resolution. Troops told not to bounce checks. Command made provisions for troops to bring in families to eat at the mess halls. Finally they passed a third continuing resolution for the remainder of the fiscal year. Money was tight, so they involuntarily extended everyone's overseas tour by three months to cut movement expenses. This was during the time a very part of the Army was stationed in Europe, so transportation was the pot they raided. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-07 19:53 |
| #7 Has there been a time since the Civil War that the US Military didn't get paid? I thought that was one of the enduring traditions... that the payroll would arrive to troops no matter where they were and under what conditions. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2011-04-07 19:39 |
| #6 I went through this back when Reagan shut things down twice, and Clinton once. Reagan made sure we got paid on time, all pay and allowances, by way of an executive order to DoD and the Dept of the Treasury. Clinton used that same order as his template too. That Obama is NOT willing to pay the military during a shutdown, despite the precedent from Regan and Clinton, well that just speaks volumes about him. May God strike that Obama dead this instant. Biden would be a relief after this malevolent clown. Drop dead Mr Obama. Immediately. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-04-07 19:17 |
| #5 I never understood WHY Congress is expected to pass one single MASSIVE unreadable budget proposal per year. A budget is everything spent, taken in, sold or borrowed on. Massive budget bills are just another form of politics for the playaz. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-04-07 18:33 |
| #4 He can act big and tough, but in the end pass it because of the hardships it would cause the troops in a time of war. If the bill passes the senate fairly easily, expect this strategy to come to pass. That way teh 0ne can look tough, but caring and willing to be "bi-partisan". |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-04-07 17:50 |
| #3 Explain your reasons to them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-07 17:34 |
| #2 This means Obama and the Democrats are going to VETO paying the military's pay checks and operations. |
| Posted by: The Other Beldar 2011-04-07 17:04 |
| #1 Kind of a no brainer for Bammo. Neither he nor his conduits T's gives a rat's ass about the troops. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2011-04-07 15:56 |