SO NOW THE CONGRESS HAS BECOME A "FIEFDOM"

2. Something over which one dominant person or group exercises control(FIEFDOM DEFINTION).

I think it was a lot of nerve from the US government almost shutdown to say that the President,Senate and HOuse would be paid on time while soldiers would have to wait for their pay. Funny that the president is also the commander in chief of all armed forces yet he would have been paid as part of his title as president.

When you had the power, democrats, after O'bamas election you failed to use it to get proper legislation through. You think you are going to get it with the tea party or the current republicans that only look out for themselves and constituents that have a lot of money and want to hog the wealth. They will not have wealth for long if there is nobody to have money to buy their manufactured goods or take on their services. The tea party primarily along with some republicans are advocating anarchy and crime. Do you think the police are going to obey any rules if they are not paid too. Who is going to protect you? Bodyguards against the masses of unemployed etc, etc. You clowns are looking to bury the USA in a grave. All of a sudden, deficit spending is no good after contributing so much over the years to deficit spending. What are you feeling guilty? If you want money, why not stop the wars and have the soldiers come home or are you afraid they will find no jobs here if they do come home for many are reservists that should have never been called up for Iraq and Afghanistan in the first place.