President Barack Obama plans to sign a last-minute bill authorizing paychecks for troops and some Defense Department workers and contractors if the government shuts down, the White House said Monday.
The House-passed bill to ensure the military is paid was approved without dissent in the Senate on Monday — a rare bipartisan agreement as Congress stumbled toward midnight when the fiscal year ends and current appropriations expire.
I read the article and I could sense the unmistakable, strong, but invisible hand of Mighty John Boehner, slowly, deftly, moving the U.S. ship of state in an ever more positive direction.
Sail on, Captain, steer us toward a brighter future!