Stram, on another thread, made mention of the shrubs slashing veterans benefits. I thought this needed discussion.
From the throne in the whitehouse, he barks "traitor" and "anti-American" to every non-war supporter. He and the rest of his enterage belive that we who do not support the war, support the terrorists and hate the troops. Yet, in my humble oppinion, actions speak louder than words. And this just screams!
Veterans face consecutive budget cuts
The Bush administration plans to cut funding for veterans' health care two years from now — even as badly wounded troops returning from Iraq could overwhelm the system.
The proposed cuts are unrealistic in light of recent VA budget trends — its medical care budget has risen every year for two decades and 83 percent in the six years since Bush took office — sowing suspicion that the White House is simply making them up to make its long-term deficit figures look better.
"Either the administration is willingly proposing massive cuts in VA health care," said Rep. Chet Edwards (news, bio, voting record) of Texas, chairman of the panel overseeing the VA's budget. "Or its promise of a balanced budget by 2012 is based on completely unrealistic assumptions."
Edwards said that a more realistic estimate of veterans costs is $16 billion higher than the Bush estimate for 2012.
"It's implausible," Sen. Patty Murray (news, bio, voting record), D-Wash., said of the budget projections.
The White House made virtually identical assumptions last year — a big increase in the first year of the budget and cuts for every year thereafter to veterans medical care. Now, the White House estimate for 2008 is more than $4 billion higher than Bush figured last year.
All this said, what is the budget for domestic spying?
The House passed a $463.5 billion spending bill that covers about one-sixth of the federal budget.
What about education?
Equally misguided is the administration's call for $100 million less in spending on Head Start. Giving at-risk children increased, not diminished, access to early education should go hand in hand with the administration goals of improving overall learning.
I could go on, but this is getting rather depressing.
Now, tell me, which side should be pointing fingers and calling names and demanding the other bend to their will?
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I have to give it to the neo-cons, they know how to sell fridges to Eskimos!
They have realized, that this whole business is about the image, and that image doesn't even have to be true. They cornered the markets of faith as well as those of security and patriotism. They packaged the product of the Republicanism so well that nobody paid any attention what's inside. Why aren't the Democrats able to do something of the kind is the question?
I think the big difference here is that the neocons are a fear based group. They don't need truth, as long as they can scare you into bending to their will.
Dems, on the other hand, care about the people and truth. Unfortunately, there are still some scared people out there that think giving up liberties and civil rights and allowing torture and war mongering are all that will keep them safe. Foolish idiots that they are...
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