Either the White House or the Kremlin is Lying About the Syrian Airstrikes

This is how men are.

It will be different with a woman president.

javero said: "Meanwhile, we await the House's action on a temporary spending bill before midnight the deadline to fund the gov't till 12/11."

What would the timing of Russia's airstrikes have to do with the spending bill?

PJ, I've been unusually snarky today. At first glance, it's a stretch to regard the recent Papal visit and the Russian airstrikes as conveniently-timed distractions from the budget battle. But, this area is home to tens of thousands of gov't contractors and federal employees who sense the inevitability of a shutdown, either an orderly one tomorrow or a really painful one on Dec 12. And this time around there is no provision for military pay during a shutdown.

So, we're wary enough to consider the possibility of one party ratcheting up tensions with a frenemy to ensure continued funding and the lifting of the national debt ceiling.

We also believe the other party is deliberately obfuscating Planned Parenthood's funding structure to depict Hillary as an abortion queen ahead of the general election. Informed voters are aware that PP's budget is made up of very little discretionary federal funding. Nevertheless, since many feminists and some men consider abortion a woman's issue exclusively, Hillary owns it, right, wrong, or otherwise. It's not an burden that a male in her position is forced to bear. Ted Cruz is banking on low-info voters associating Hillary and company with baby killers.

Think I'm paranoid much...read on at...http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/30/3707380/mccarthy-benghazi-hillary-clinton/ Boehner's successor will NOT be a moderate!

Updated On: 9/30/15 at 05:29 PM

"There is no way any of the Russian stuff has to do with budget battles."

I respectfully disagree. It always involves money. Military campaigns have to be funded and troops (and mercenaries) have to be paid!

I reiterate that this time around there is no provision for military pay in the event of a shutdown. Our gov't would in effect force active duty personnel to work without compensation. Details at http://thehill.com/policy/defense/254928-pentagon-begins-to-plan-for-a-government-shutdown