2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Let's Compare Senator Sanders and H. Clinton on some key issues. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Lockheed Martin's "Crappiest Aircraft EVER!" and Sandia Labs (you remember them, they invent all of our nuclear weapons).
Surely you DO understand that a continuing resolution ensures that the "American soldiers" will get paid and "funded on their foreign adventures" don't you? Using them as an excuse to vote for shit legislation is a canard. Further, the DOD has the ability, through end strength manipulation, to "rob Peter to pay Paul" as it were, so if additional funds are needed at Installation A, well, maybe those repairs to the gym and pool at Installation B will be deferred. There's no need to vote for a BAAAAAAAD appropriation if one doesn't want to. The funding remains at the previous year's level; there are no new monies authorized for additional adventures, but the ones on the table are paid for, AND the SECDEF can move money around if needs must.
If he truly hates the game, he should not vote FOR the game--or get in bed with the Military - Industrial (Congressional) players, like Lockheed - Martin or Sandia Labs. He's a hypocrite if he does so and then pretends to affect a peacenik persona. He's selling a con, IF he's doing that, and marks are buying it.
Or maybe, just maybe, his actual position is being misrepresented for poliltical purposes. The draft board was right to deny him conscientious objector status, since he has voted for at least one war (Afghanistan). It's not like that sort of misrepresentation could never, ever happen, especially here .... maybe, just maybe, he's willing to compromise any principles he might have if the deal is good for his six hundred and twenty five thousand constituents scattered across the rural state of VT.