Day: May 22, 2014

The VA Saga: Broken And Discarded

Opinion from the desk of the Editor……

I have waited awhile to see if my right wing brethren would have any opinion at all on the problems developing at the VA…..so far all we got from them was some rants about a new federal monument and some pathetic plead to help some D/bag “patriot’ militiaman for cash so he can cover his legal expenses……I guess the treatment of veterans is just not important enough for them to form an opinion.

There is a major tap dance in washing to to assign blame for the mess ups at the VA…..but assigning blame will not repair the problem….all it will do is make someone feel good about what they are doing….all the while the problems continue…

This situation has been called a “national embarrassment” by some…mostly pundits.  A National embarrassment?  What a good one liner and a slogan for the next election….but an embarrassment?  The embarrassment is that military bands get money cash than the VA.  AN embarrassment that nothing has changed since 1975.  An embarrassment that all the Congresspeople are all outrage…….but most of them voted down a veterans benefit bill.  An embarrassment that the soldiers are venerated for their duty and are then treated like a broken tool….and discarded as soon as their usefulness is gone.  An embarrassment that veterans need outside help to receive the help they are owed.

Back 2003 I wrote an open letter to the US soldier and told them what to expect once they returned home…….I told them that the country would turn their backs on them first chance they got and the only thing that would be certain is that they would be used as a recruiting tool especially if they won some sort of accommodation.

And then there is the American people………they will thank you for your service and then support morons that care less about the health of our veterans…….they will donate to the charities that help vets basically to soothe their conscience.  If the veteran were truly appreciate it then ALL Americans would want to see that all guarantees to the vets are honored…….but instead they focus their tiny brains on mundane crap like a birth certificate or some bloated freeloader in Nevada or some other ginned up crap.

I am not saying that vet groups do not do excellent work…….I am saying there should be NO need for these organizations if the American people truly cared about the plight of the American veteran.

By all means have your witch hunt and assign blame after wasting money and time…….and then tell us how that will repair a sick system that has worked the same for 40+ years.  Viet vets are still waiting for the help they need…..so explain to the American people just how all this will fix the problem.

 

Send In The Clowns–2014

Our Congress is a study on how NOT to govern a country…….and when they do something it is “send in the clowns” because no matter what it is, the issue that is, it will degrade into a political circus…….

Now in the center ring of the DC circus, the greatest show on earth…..we have our latest act and as usual it is not even a professional act in any stretch of the imagination…….the actors are set and we can now begin……BENGHAZI!

After weeks of internal debate, reluctant House Democrats chose Wednesday to engage in the GOP-led Benghazi select committee and seat a full roster on the 12-member panel.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it was the only way to ensure that the latest congressional investigation — the ninth — into the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission was not a one-sided review of what transpired. Four Americans died in the attack, including including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.

The panel has a 7-5 split in favor of the GOP. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has already tapped the seven Republicans who will serve on the panel. It will be chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland will act as ranking member. He is also the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Relations Committee, which has spearheaded contentious Benghazi inquiries under chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Adam Smith of Washington, Adam Schiff and Linda Sanchez of California, and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois were also tapped to serve on the panel.

There you have it….the last of the players have signed on……

Let the comedy begin!