Jim DeMint hates veterans!

[Dot Com]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

Baaaaa.

Thats a better post than CaliphonyGirl usually makes

 

[grunt11b]

WASHINGTON - You can't accuse Sen. Jim DeMint of only talking the talk.

DeMint, among the most stringent anti-spending lawmakers, was the only senator Thursday to vote against a bill giving employers tax breaks for hiring military veterans.

The legislation, part of the jobs package President Barack Obama sent to Congress in September, passed the Senate by a 94-1 margin in a vote set on the eve of Veterans Day.

The measure, which the House is expected to pass soon, gives employers tax credits ranging from $2,400 to $9,600 for hiring unemployed vets and keeping them on the job for at least a year.

It also provides job counseling, training and placement assistance.

"We're pandering to different political groups with programs that have proven to be ineffective," DeMint said on the Senate floor. "All Americans deserve the same opportunity to get hired. I cannot support this tax credit because I do not believe the government should privilege one American over another when it comes to work."

Democrats were quick to criticize DeMint.

DeMint, a Greenville Republican, said he understands his vote could hurt him in a pro-military state with a large number of veterans.

"I'll probably get accused of not supporting veterans by the politicians pandering for their votes, but I'm not going to be intimidated into voting for something that may make sense politically but is inherently unfair and isn't going to work," DeMint said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Seneca Republican and South Carolina's senior senator, voted for the legislation.

DeMint said the jobs measure isn't the right way to express gratitude to the nation's veterans.



Read more: Jim DeMint: Hiring initiative favoring veterans "inherently unfair" | islandpacket.com

Jim DeMint: Hiring initiative favoring veterans "inherently unfair" | islandpacket.com

The bill passed 94 to 1 and DeMint was the ONLY POLITICIAN to vote against it.

The question I have for the boards is, do you agree with DeMint and think that veterans should not be given preferential hiring via tax breaks for the business that hires them, or, do you think that DeMint is totally wrong, and because of what our veterans have sacrificed in the form of separation from family and deployments, actually deserve this bill?

Me personally? I think DeMint is an asshole, especially to vote as he did on the day before Veterans Day.

Given the financial state of the country, it's smart to try and save money. We all know you left wing whackos cannot grasp this concept. Demint does not hate Veterans, he just puts country above politics.

 

[grunt11b]

Demint is a tool of the Baggers.

Way to articulate and contribute to the debate.

 

[Dot Com]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

 

[California Girl]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

did that cow obama serve?

 

[WillowTree]

Demint is a tool of the Baggers.

Way to articulate and contribute to the debate.

he's a fucking moron, pay no attention to him. he's got the brain of a bee bee

 

[JimH52]

He votes his heart. That will be remembered!

 

[grunt11b]

demint is right..... it is inherently unfair in that it gives preferance to vets over others......

but i have no problem with giving preferance to vets over others in encouraging businesses to choose a vet.......

life is not fair, wear a helmet.........

Veterans already have preference over everyone else. I should know, I am one. You get 5 points preference over anyone else in civil service jobs, 10 if you are a disabled veteran. What the democrats are trying to pull with this crap is nothing more than a new phase of the class warfare.

 

[California Girl]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

Well, since you seem to have an issue with DeMint because he didn't.... it seems reasonable to hold your president to the same standard, does it not? No. Of course not. Because you are no more than a sheep.... baaaaa.

Your president is not kicking anyone's 'ass'... but I would not be surprised if he were 'taking names'... he doesn't seem to have much respect for the Constitution or Americans.

 

[California Girl]

demint is right..... it is inherently unfair in that it gives preferance to vets over others......

but i have no problem with giving preferance to vets over others in encouraging businesses to choose a vet.......

life is not fair, wear a helmet.........

Veterans already have preference over everyone else. I should know, I am one. You get 5 points preference over anyone else in civil service jobs, 10 if you are a disabled veteran. What the democrats are trying to pull with this crap is nothing more than a new phase of the class warfare.

I don't think it's 'class welfare', I think it's political grandstanding. And I find it offensive that anyone - left or right - uses our military for their petty fucking politics.

 

[grunt11b]

I understand DeMint's point of view. I respect him for it. But the military has served this country. Helping them should be a priority. They earned it. Did he?

Did you? Did 80% of the rest of the country? I think the Democrats and Rinos should introduce legislation to give employees incentive to hire the OWS squatters, get them jobs and maybe they wont be a nuisance to society. Then again, nobody would hire the bums, and to be honest...it's not like they really want jobs anyways.

 

[WillowTree]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

you served down in the wallow huh dotpig? and cow obama ain't doing jack shit, it sure as hell don't fool the vets.

 

[grunt11b]

ows are cows

Be that as it may... that the left would use our veterans on today of all days, in order to score cheap, and blatantly wrong, political points is disgusting. DeMint wasn't voting against our Vets, he was voting against out of control spending - and those who came up with this bullshit are the ones using our military for their petty politics. Scum. Republicans and Democrats... fucking scum.

There some those who are so mindless, maybe because the bleach has reached the few brain cells they have left after a life of sex and drugs, they call everything "out of control spending".

Wow, I think that you are one of the ones that you just described, if you honestly think spending has not been out of control in the last 15 or so years. Or is it only out of control when a rino does it?

 

[daveman]

He's a bagger poster boy. Did he serve?

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

Oh, he's taking names, all right.

 

[grunt11b]

ows are cows

Be that as it may... that the left would use our veterans on today of all days, in order to score cheap, and blatantly wrong, political points is disgusting. DeMint wasn't voting against our Vets, he was voting against out of control spending - and those who came up with this bullshit are the ones using our military for their petty politics. Scum. Republicans and Democrats... fucking scum.

no, demint was voting against giving one group (vets) an advantage to being hired over another (non vets)......... has nothing to do with spending........

So what's next after that? Giving blacks an advantage over everyone else and not calling it discrimination? oh wait...they are already doing that. I agree with demint, this will set up a future of legal discrimination by use of class warfare.

 

[Dot Com]

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

Well, since you seem to have an issue with DeMint because he didn't.... it seems reasonable to hold your president to the same standard, does it not? No. Of course not. Because you are no more than a sheep.... baaaaa.

Your president is not kicking anyone's 'ass'... but I would not be surprised if he were 'taking names'... he doesn't seem to have much respect for the Constitution or Americans.

He's killing more terrists & deporting more illegals than his predecessor. Your partisan -slip is showing CaliPhony.

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

you served down in the wallow huh dotpig? and cow obama ain't doing jack shit, it sure as hell don't fool the vets.

Ummm.....I'm a vet WillowTank. He's the best CINC we've had in the last. oh..... 2 elections

 

[California Girl]

ows are cows

Be that as it may... that the left would use our veterans on today of all days, in order to score cheap, and blatantly wrong, political points is disgusting. DeMint wasn't voting against our Vets, he was voting against out of control spending - and those who came up with this bullshit are the ones using our military for their petty politics. Scum. Republicans and Democrats... fucking scum.

There some those who are so mindless, maybe because the bleach has reached the few brain cells they have left after a life of sex and drugs, they call everything "out of control spending".

But, even with the bleach, I still have more brain than you will ever have. Moron.

This vote was nothing more than political grandstanding... and using our troops, and the one day in the year that we acknowledge their service is shameful. Absolutely shameful. Both sides.... fucking cretins... and anyone who falls for this shit... fucking cretins.

 

[bodecea]

No where in that article did it even mention that Sen. DeMint hates vets.


his reason was

"We're pandering to different political groups with programs that have proven to be ineffective," DeMint said on the Senate floor. "All Americans deserve the same opportunity to get hired. I cannot support this tax credit because I do not believe the government should privilege one American over another when it comes to work."

Read more: Jim DeMint: Hiring initiative favoring veterans "inherently unfair" | islandpacket.com









the demonrats should not use our soldiers for political pawns ever!

Ah...supporting vets is "pandering to political groups"....Gotcha, Willow.

 

[Dot Com]

did that cow obama serve?

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

Oh, he's taking names, all right.

Thats a term that was used in the 80's when I was serving but you prolly knew that already eh Dave?

 

[California Girl]

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

Well, since you seem to have an issue with DeMint because he didn't.... it seems reasonable to hold your president to the same standard, does it not? No. Of course not. Because you are no more than a sheep.... baaaaa.

Your president is not kicking anyone's 'ass'... but I would not be surprised if he were 'taking names'... he doesn't seem to have much respect for the Constitution or Americans.

He's killing more terrists & deporting more illegals than his predecessor. Your partisan -slip is showing CaliPhony.

I served WillowTank

and the President is kicking ass & taking names IMHO.

you served down in the wallow huh dotpig? and cow obama ain't doing jack shit, it sure as hell don't fool the vets.

Ummm.....I'm a vet WillowTank. He's the best CINC we've had in the last. oh..... 2 elections

If you were really military, you would credit where credit is due for 'killing terrorists' and that is with our military, not with a bunch of fucking assclowns in DC... regardless of party.

That is non partisan. Unlike you, you halfwitted hack.