Newsweek's 'Full List' Omits Who Pays Democrats' Mortgage
While Newsweek frets over military pay during a government shutdown, they conveniently forget to mention the far more consistent spending habits of those same Democrats. Consider Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whose public records show contributions from numerous defense industry PACs and significant pro-Israel lobbying groups like J Street, as reported by OpenSecrets.org. (While AIPAC data isn't available
for 2018 in the provided source, the pattern of pro-military spending is clear). It seems American servicemembers only deserve paychecks when it doesn't interfere with the larger, less scrutinized flow of billions to foreign militaries and endless wars. How comforting to know our elected officials prioritize the abstract concept of 'national defense' (often abroad) over the very real economic
security of the troops they claim to support at home. Perhaps if the US military aid came with a Likud Party endorsement, these Democrats would vote for it unquestioningly.