I read a disturbing article about Obamas support for veterans

[Fresh_Start]

http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/3077/81/
I'm not familiar with the website.
Is this right or is this BS?

[tabatha]

1. looks like bs

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022107M.shtml

At the same time, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois referred to the Salon article in a letter to President Bush asking that he direct Nicholson to release all Seamless Transition Task Force documents, so that the Veterans' Affairs Committee could assess "what actions VA leaders took in 2004 to work with the DOD to streamline portions of the bureaucracy and assist servicemembers." The presidential candidate also linked his questions about the focus groups to the pending Senate confirmation of a VA official, Dr. Michael Kussman, who has been nominated by Bush to be undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/13/walter_reed/

[Fresh_Start]

2. thanks NT

NT

[tabasco]

3. Yeah, I'm sure you are concerned and disturbed.

Criticizes Obama for missing unanimous votes like his presence was ohhhh sooo vital. Nothing but a slanted hit piece. Love the photoshop job too. I wonder which freeper did that.

Obama sponsored some good legislation for vets.

http://hill6.thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-mccaskill-sponsor-bill-on-care-for-veterans-2007-02-21.html

Clinton doesn't give a shit about soldiers or she wouldn't fall all over herself to vote for every war Bush wants.

[Fresh_Start]

4. I posted a New York Times article

with links. It was a balanced piece which talked about the legislative strategy of present votes.

I'm reading up on Obama. I've read about 100 articles covering different topics.
I'm trying to sort out real v fantasy buy reading up on him.

I've got a vote upcoming and I want to make sure it is a fully informed vote.

[jody]

5. IMO Obama has done nothing significant as a U.S. senator to help disabled vets. n/t