Military Barganing Chip

I hate to say it but I have become numb to most of the dealings in Washington D.C. I lived in Arlington, Virginia, long enough to know that if you want government to work, first you have to get rid of government.

But over the past week, our elected officials have been using the military, once again, as a political barganing chip in order to pass "their" version of the budget.

Democrats and Republicans both have said that by not passing their version of the budget, military men and women will not get paid... and that's just a crime!

Guess what? It's all a crime! The fact that they will use the military as a way to tug at the heart-strings of the American voter, saying that "[insert opposition party here] is killing our men and women in uniform by not passing the budget we have proposed" is ludicris!

How is it that these people still have jobs? I do my job in uniform and I think I do it well. I do what is asked of me. Why can't they?