empty gestures

Wow, what a sweet gesture, how humbling, patriotic, PATHETIC actually, now John Boehner has decided he too will forfeit his salary while he and his Tea Party/Republicans henchmen hold America hostage. How divinely elegant Mr House Speaker for you to withhold your poorly earned pay, just wondering if in doing so it will place some food on the tables of the women and infants who are going without nutrition at the moment? Just wondering Mr. gee you are swell Boehner how the senior citizens whose meals on wheels won’t be delivered will eat? Just wondering Mr big shot bogus Boehner how the 800,000 furloughed government workers will pay their mortgage, rent, next grocery bill. Your forfeiting your paycheck is a lame answer to the huge mess you and your self serving, ultra gerrymandered band of bullies have created.  Empty gestures may be great sound bytes, but when there is no bite to eat at the dinner table due of the political follies you have performed that is what really bites!

I am not against those who have placed our nation and its citizens in harms way to suffer the same consequences, but Congressmen not receiving pay DOES not replace the food, shelter, health care lost by Americans who are in need right now. John Boehner will still have three meals today. John Boehner and his family using Socialized medicine  will still be able to visit a doctor of their choice today if they need to. John Boehner will still be able to drive home in comfort, sleep in a comfortable bed, comfortably play his next game of golf if he so desires. While John Boehner has forfeited his salary so many others have no choice but to go hungry, stay ill, live in poverty or worry how they will make it through the day. Instead of your grand decision for the day being forgoing your salary, how about demonstrating a backbone Boehner and immediately call for a vote to fund the government.  How much more shallow, hollow, devoid of substance can you get? 

Hey wait Johnny Boehner why not take that pay stub you are forfeiting and the pay stubs of your other Tea Party/Republican terrorists walk over a food bank, a senior adult center, a head start site and donate it to that agency? You want a great photo op, look a senior in eye, hold the hand of a preschooler, touch the shoulder of a family prioritizing which bills to pay and hand them your pay check. Wait, all of that might take some conscience some sincere thoughtfulness something you and your Tea Party/Republican buffoons seem to never ever own. If only you were human enough to feel shame.