He's over reacting to a badly written (probably on purpose) story that someobody floated the idea that veterans would recieve their health care through private insurers, which might have necessitated that they might have to pay (as most of us do) some part of the cost of the health care.
Now understand, what he's reacting to was not a policy that was advanced beyond being considered (and rejected) at the committee level, but apparently he is under the impression that event somehow makes Obama the devil or soemthing.
Apparently he imagines that Obama is responsible for every random thought of ever committee member or WONK in goverment.
That or he's merely a drama queen seeking to show us how terribly patriotic he is.
Hard to tell, really.
The story is essantially nothing but the tempest in a teacup sort of partisan blather that we're often exposed to here.
All one had to do is read the story itself (it's linked to on some other thread) and you'll realize that there was really nothing to it whatever.
But if one WANTS to make up tripe to ***** about, one can easily pretend that one's reading skills are non-existent, and that one doesn't really understand that this story has no legs.
There are TWO sides to the issue, and this the third thread.
First, I guess I had better go see what his response is.
Second, you are correct. The idea never got past drawing board stage. I don't believe anyone has made an assertion otherwise. There was more than one story, and not all were badly written. Obama proposed the idea.
Perhaps I missed that part of the story that said that OBAMA came up with the idea.
THAT is what is being discussed. Given the light in which some Bush discussion were brought up based on nothing, I'd say at least this one has merit. The second Obama presented the argument Democrats began peeing their pants and fearing for their political lives, and shot it down.
If Obama came up with this idea, then Obama was a damned fool.
However, the mindset remains. I have NO qualms criticizing Obama for an idea he presented that is bullshit, and screws vets anymore than I ever had any about criticizing Bush when I thought he was wrong.
Niether, obviously do I.
What some of the 'bots can't see past is the fact that this is not a partisan issue; yet, one in particular has his partisan brain so in-gear he can't even acknowledge the facts. He can't or won't even differentiate between an idea presented and the mindset behind that idea, and what was actually signed into law which are two, completely separate things.
Good point and one I obviously failed to make clearly enough.
When the bureaucracy -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- go grubbing for money, they look at the military first. It sucks and I will argue against it no matter who is doing it, or what political party they belong to.
But the Veterans ADMIN is NOT the military budget, is it?
Seldom happens
and screwing vets is a matter of course for the government.
Yes very true, and screwing the Vets has been par for the course ever since the REVOUTIONARY war, too.
We're used as their social experimentation ground. Why not? No one's allowed to talk back and you get your ass burned if you refuse to follow orders.
So true. Been there. Got the dog tags and everything.