We had some friends who had a cat with an attitude. One day, while we were visiting, this cat decided to scratch the back of their couch. The husband, visibly angry, grabbed the cat and tossed it outside. For the next 15 years, every time that cat wanted to go outside, it scratched the couch. We call it rewarding bad behavior.
Homeland security is releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants held in detention:
They are also furloughing border patrol agents. I suspect that the process will continue with the Obama administration choosing, in every case, to make the most painful cuts first. They appear to be on a mission to make sure that any sequestration cuts will result in the maximum possible damage.
This is not the first administration, at any level of government that had to make cuts. But in most cases, when faced with the necessary, public officials act responsibly. They try to make the best of it and minimize the impact. This time, it looks like the opposite is happening. If either congress or the American people reward President Obama for such childish and irresponsible behavior, we will only see even more of it in the future.
TDM