I had to diary this just because I think its a great juxtaposition of events. Due to republican chicanery and their strange love/hate for our armed forces, the Pentagon is having to shift budget items around to make sure that the Army can cover payroll.
The article from the McClatchy blogs says it all. Just like too many citizens, the Army is now living paycheck to paycheck while waiting for the emergency war supplemental. I seem to recall that my home state senator, McCain, failed to show up to vote for this one. Darn shame. He's running for president, you know.
In other news, the Pentagon is forced to take a night job at Circle K, "just until we can get on top of the medical bills, get the kids out of college."
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