Just because I haven't seen this reaction yet doesn't mean it isn't the one Obama hoped would result. Obama waited until after the 11th hour to do anything about military pay last Friday for one reason only. He wanted to swoop in at the very last second and 'save the day' so that you would thank him for what he did. "Look, you get paid on time! I'm a hero!" Most people get paid on time. Give that man a medal.
A real man would have done it at the first opportunity. Real statesmen don't give a flying flapjack who gets the credit. If Obama wanted to be like Jefferson, he would have. He'd also spend "Millions for Defense and Not a Penny for Tribute", but that's another story.
So, if you care about anyone in the military, point this out. Obama didn't do them any favors. It should never have come down to Congress to have to add that as a rider to a resolution. He wanted you to sweat so that he could look like a hero.
Notice in the stories that yes Superman arrives in the nick of time. He also frequently has to: break out of a kryptonite necklace, stop a nuclear weapon, fly across the entire continental united states, stop a second nuclear missile, and then try to stop the San Andreas fault from killing the woman he loves. Even in that instance, he didn't make it in time, but there was a happy ending because he could turn back time. Superman arrives in the nick of time because he often doesn't know what the bad guys are planning. Obama IS the bad guys, and he knew weeks ago that this might happen and did nothing until the absolute possible last second.
That rubs me wrong, and I hope it does to you too.
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