March 11, 2014

the real republican for vets =cuts in benefits

Joe -

Mitch McConnell doesn't get it.

In the United States of America, the commitment to care for the men and women who put on our nation's uniform shouldn't stop once they return home from the wars they were sent to fight.

This isn't a new promise made to our troops -- some of our first colonial laws dealt with the care of wounded veterans.

That's why it was so jarring to watch Mitch McConnell lead his colleagues in the Senate during a filibuster of legislation to improve veterans health care and tuition benefits ... all over his desire to push our country to the brink of yet another war, this time with Iran.

Mitch McConnell has been on a desperate crusade to appeal to dissatisfied Tea Partiers in Washington D.C., but Kentuckians back home would be appalled by his actions.
McConnell's leadership against improving veterans benefits could end up being his kryptonite.

Kentucky has over 330,000 veterans who live in the state, tens of thousands of them who receive pension payments, tuition assistance, or health care.

McConnell's vote is a slap in the face to all of them.

Thanks for standing with us,

Jon Soltz
@JonSoltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets.org

March 3, 2014

a little humor to lighten the load

He spent the first day following his divorce packing his belongings into boxes,
crates and suitcases.

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On the second day, he had the movers come and collect his things.

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On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room
Table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a
Pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.

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When he had finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few
Half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods.

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He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When his ex returned with her new partner, all was bliss for the first few days.

Then slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.

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Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.

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Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off
Gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end
They even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked !!

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People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.

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Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find
A buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local
Realtors refused to return their calls.

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Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase
A new place.

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The ex called and asked her how things were going.

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She told him the saga of the rotting house.
He listened politely and said that he missed his old home terribly and
Asked if they would be willing to reduce their divorce settlement in
Exchange for getting the house.

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Knowing he had no idea how bad the smell was, they agreed on a price that
Was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if he were to
Sign the papers that very day.

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He agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

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A week later the ex and her partner stood smiling as they watched the moving
Company pack everything to take to their new home.

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And just to spite her ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods !!!

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I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?