[ziravan]

Obama?!?

No. This was in the CRomnibus. This was truly a bipartisan/uniparty shaft.

Thank Boehner. And McConnell. And Reid. and Hoyer.

And thank my congressman, Bill Flores (TX17) who voted against the CRomnibus (final bill) after he voted for it (rules vote).

There is lots of blame to go around.

The entire Washington establishment did this. And then. They went on Christmas vacation.

Merry Christmas.

[bluejean]

“The entire Washington establishment did this. And then. They went on Christmas vacation. Merry Christmas.”

Well the royals exhausted themselves working on this stab in the back. Those part-time high-paid jobs are so demanding! They don’t even read the bills anymore. They have to pass them to find out what’s in them. It’s the only way to deal with the pressure. Pelosi spoke truth to the peasants. We should be thankful and servile like the peasants we are and kiss the rings. Like whipped dogs groveling before our masters for a kind word. /dripping sarc

[Bronzy]

You are correct about this. I heard nothing about a “memorandum” on troop pay. The Boehner company was deeply involved.

[Gaffer]

Yes, but look at what Boehner got for it.......Tenfold increase in amounts that big GOP donors can give to the GOP......

This is battle money. Money to crush those pesky conservatives they hate.

[jch10]

Mine voted the same way yours did but expects people to be too dumb to see what he did. And, he’s right. They are.

I called and told his staff what I thought about it....like I always do. It makes no difference. I am getting despondent about politics.