Why do Republicans hate our troops?

This is just astounding. For all the people ragging on Obama for his “not getting anything done, etc.” tenure in office, when you have to deal with Republicans who will BLOCK FUNDING TO THE TROOPS WHILE THEY’RE SERVING IN TWO WARS because they’re upset about providing health care for every American, well, you’re pretty much stuck putting out fires all the time.

My favorite part, what Thomas Schaller thinks Obama should say to them:

“You know what, for a year now I’ve tried to negotiate in good faith with my Republican counterparts, but too many of them have ceased to be people of good faith. Their threats to shut down military funding are like the government shutdown of 1995—actually worse, because these are troops fighting two wars abroad right now. Apparently, the Republicans were for the troops before they were against them. This proves they are the party that stands for nothing—absolutely nothing—other than the excercise of power for power’s sake. And they should be ashamed.”

If there’s ever been a moment to get this passed (and put the final nail in the coffin of the ridiculousness in the far right), now is that moment.