Words whether printed or spoken have power as this incident illustrates. Will Commissioner Johnson' s sound off response be interpreted as truth due to a poor choice of words on her part? Or will her response be interpreted as a face saving exercise ?

Note.....Military facilities have one purpose by design. Support, train, and house the troops and equipment required to provide an adequate defense of our nation from hostile adversaries beyond our borders. Economic impact on the surrounding communities is a consequence of that sitting, good or bad not the purpose. Communities that solely depend on military facilities for economic sustainability are pure and simple camp followers. Military facilities use or non- use is determined by the needs of the military first and foremost every thing else is secondary out side of political influence. 

Arguments over economic advantage or disadvantage is a rope pushing exercise best left to tall tail telling around a late night Campfire.