The House voted Wednesday to screw the military.
And most all the Republicans voted for same.
From TheBlaze.com:
House Passes $1.1T Omnibus Spending Bill: Here Are the 166 Republicans Who Voted For It
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed with overwhelming support a massive $1.1 trillion “omnibus” spending bill to fund government operations until Sept. 30.
The bill passed 359-67. Sixty-four Republicans and three Democrats voted against the bill. The three Democrats were Reps. Raul Grijalva (Ariz.), Rush Holt (N.J.) and Mike McIntyre (N.C.).
Approving the bill “is showing the American people we actually are capable of working in a bipartisan manner,” said Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole.
The 1,582-page bill works out the details of the budget agreement struck by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in December.
And, with that, please see my Tuesday post regarding the heinous slashing of our military personnel pension benefits. Up to and including $80,000 per person.
This offset could have been “paid for” by moving to a five-day-per-week post office.
One widely supported provision would roll back a reduction in annual cost-of-living increases for wounded military personnel who retire early or for their surviving spouses. That language was part of the savings included in the budget compromise by Ryan and Murray enacted last month, money that was used to help soften cuts in other programs.
“Widely supported.”
And why I say to each and every one of you who reads me now: this is nothing more than a feather-bedding deal for the Republicans and they are simply spineless and gutless.
There isn’t, now, a dime’s worth of difference between the Republicans and the Demorats.
Prove me wrong.
BZ
The big problem I have, BZ, is I will not vote for anyone who calls him or herself a Democrat. The ideology of that party totally disgusts me and I believe your readers share this view. So, where does that leave us??? Voting for a third party candidate is a vote wasted or a vote for the Democrats.
That is, Sir, the final and problematic conundrum.
The phrase “the lesser Evil” comes to mind.
BZ
Mike Coffman (R) CO 6th District introduced the bill to use the savings of 5 day postal delivery to restore the military funding. I’ve recently moved from his district, but will financially support his campaign.
Yep, all they did was take the injured/med retired off… All the others are STILL screwed…
Even the Rs think any benefits we earned are in their minds given and as such subject to being ungiven. If I read it correctly, the bill says a military member must be medically retired to be in the favored group. A VA disability rating without a medical retirement does not qualify.
This is yet another huge vessel of excrement. Who do these legislators think they are? I believe the Senators and Congressmen that are veterans have lost their honor and integrity, and I no longer consider them brothers.
I bite my thumb at them all.