Government "shutdown" and Military Death Benefits.

I have never said I was ashamed to be an American, until this week. I am ashamed. 

     

  The government knew about this several days before the news hit the public and it did nothing!!!!!

      We need need look at the root cause of the shutdown issue, and that is quite simply that it has been the tactics of the Democratic Party to utilize the continuing resolution (CR) funding mechanism to enhance and affect their strategy of "fundamentally transforming America". Make no mistake,if the President had submitted a budget on time, that was of this world, based in reality, and the Senate had passed a BUDGET, all of this conversation would not be needed. But, my friends, that is not the plan, tactics or stategy. Do you not wonder why the Pres can't even get the Dem's to bring his budget's to a vote? (Last one was voted down, 0-99, so not even one Democrat could find a way to say, "ay".) 

     A basic understanding of how the government spends can be found here, from my post of 8/29/12: http://bombastanddiscourse.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-congressional-budget-process.html   

The salient point is, that  Each year, instead of starting at zero, the government begins budgeting based on what they spend the previous year, with projected increases over time. Therefore, there's no place to go but up.So, in absece of a BUDGET passed as required by law submitted by President, then negotiated in Congress and PASSED by the Senate...the previous years numbers are used, then added to!!!!!!! So the ONE BILLION Dollar stimulus bill passed by Obama was not a one time thing because of Baseline Budgeting; spending is increasing at the department level because of the way the law is written.     

     So this past week we discover that allegedly as a result of the "government shutdown" Military Death Benefits have not/ will not be paid. The Fisher House Charity has stepped into the breach to fill the void, God Bless. But, that is not the point! 

    

     The federal government reneged on its promise to provide for the survivors of a wartime casualty. When you join the military, you sign a CONTRACT. The government signs the same contract. Duties and responsibilities of each are spelled out in that contract. You can die fulfilling that contract, but the government, not so much. It would seem that given that commitment by the individual, the least the government could do would be to fulfill its obligation.

     IMO, Obama has the discretion to pay whatever bills he sees fit. After all on at least 19 occasions he made executive decisions not to enforce a law. POS.

The Republican Congress passed a law that they thought covered this obligation. However the Obumble government put its crack staff of legal weasels on the case and they managed to find a loop hole that they say allows them to renege on parts of that contract.

      If there is a term I would use, it is scumbag. SCUMBAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The point is, to play politic, while young men and women volunteer to protect and defend, when you yourself are all about "change". SCUMBAG!!!!!!

"I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that
you really believe what you just said.".--William F. Buckely

The worst President, ever- IMO.

http://nypost.com/2013/10/09/the-default-deal-obama-should-take/

http://m.nationalreview.com/article/361051/funding-jihadists-while-denying-military-benefits-andrew-c-mccarthy

I demand the resignation of the Secretary of Defense, C Hagel. AT LEAST!!!!!