The whole nation says that it supports our vets with all their might…..a accusation that I dispute…….if they did then the government would be more responsive to the vets needs…..we as a country should to see to it.
In the past warriors were something to be held up to the highest standards….songs were written, poems recited and statues erected…..but now it is a political correct statement you make to appear we actually care…..
Yesterday while doing my normal amount of research I came across a piece that made me furious……….yes it is about VETS!
Former President George W. Bush is under fire for charging $100,000 to speak to a group of veterans wounded in a pair of wars he started when he was in office, just the latest front in a political battle over speaking fees that has hit both sides of the aisle.
Members of the Texas-based Helping a Hero charity told ABC News that Bush charged $100,000 for his 2012 speech at a charity fundraiser for veterans who lost limbs in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The former president was also given use of a private jet at a cost of $20,000 and former First Lady Laura Bush was paid $50,000 to speak to the group last year.
Seriously? I mean I am NO fan of GW but this is just tacky. He charged these vets a fee to speak to them……he, the man would made it necessary that we need these types of charities, charged vets to speak to them.
He should be more than willing to go and speak anywhere he is needed for FREE! Bush owes the veterans more than he could ever repay.
How can this toad look at the destruction and loss that he created and still charge these people for the glory of his presence? Apparently some people need a refresher course in RESPECT!