here's how the republics have supported the troops

[w8liftinglady]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LFT/is_1_47/ai_n15338319
108th Congress delays key veterans bills

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=av.SBwoxuDlQ&refer=us
U.S. Veterans Say War, Funding Gap Worsen Health-Care Shortage

http://www.dav.org/voters/budget_shortfalls.html
Budget Shortfalls for Veterans Health Care


http://www.dav.org/voters/erosion_benefits.html
The Erosion of Veterans’ Benefits and Services
May 2005

http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/005828.html
The continuing funding shortfall for veterans

http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/597/
Veterans' Benefits "hurtful" to National Security, says Pentagon

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/politics/07budget.html?ex=1172120400&en=cb8e4013b5f75616&ei=5070
Bush Budget Raises Drug Prices for Many Veterans

http://www.dccc.org/stakeholder/archives/003064.html
Answers Sought on VA Shortfall

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/04/06/how-do-you-define-a-veteran/
Redefining Veterans

[w8liftinglady]

1. of course,it all goes back to that pussy Cheney

http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/08/bush_administra_3.php

Bush Administration Failing Our Veterans

[w8liftinglady]

2. Veterans health funds fall short

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050714-114730-6409r.htm

[w8liftinglady]

3. Our Veterans Deserve Better

http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/2006/03/our-veterans-deserve-better.html

[w8liftinglady]

4. Clueless in Committee

http://vawatchdog.org/milcom/cluelessincommittee.htm

[w8liftinglady]

5. VA Losing the Ability To Care

http://www.new-federalist.com/other/2004/3118v_a_hosptls.html

[w8liftinglady]

6. Cooking the VA's Books

http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,87287,00.html

[w8liftinglady]

7. Vets continue to get shaft from Bush, as their GOP advocates get Hammered

http://www.martinirepublic.com/item/vets-continue-to-get-shaft-from-bush-as-their-gop-advocates-get-hammered/

[w8liftinglady]

11. VETERANS PROGRAMS SLASHED BY HOUSE REPUBLICANS

http://veterans.house.gov/democratic/press/108th/3-13-03budget.htm

[w8liftinglady]

12. Funds for Health Care of Veterans $1 Billion Short

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301888_pf.html

[w8liftinglady]

13. President Bush Leads Republican Effort to Slash Veterans' Health Programs

http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/dpc-new.cfm?doc_name=tp-108-1-405

[w8liftinglady]

14. Angry Murray blasts VA funding shortfall

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4985386p-4554232c.html

snip

the House, a Democratic effort to add $1 billion in additional veterans’ health care funding was rebuffed by Republicans on a mostly party-line, 217-189 vote. House Republicans leaders sought to reassure veterans that their health care needs would be met and the funding shortfall would be resolved.

[w8liftinglady]

15. Republicans Silence Veterans Budget Measure

http://veterans.house.gov/democratic/press/106th/evanspr3-11-99.htm

[w8liftinglady]

16. Bush Betrays Veterans

http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=803

[w8liftinglady]

17. Bush budget cuts out beds for veterans in care homes

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Apr/10/ln/ln12p.html

[w8liftinglady]

8. GI Denied Health Care After Speaking Out

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/3786

[w8liftinglady]

9. Troops say it's hard to get medical care

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-02-17-guard-sick-usat_x.htm

[porphyrian]

10. Wouldn't this be treason during wartime? - n/t

[w8liftinglady]

18. not only is it treason,but it is a national travesty.

[porphyrian]

21. It's fucking reprehensible. - n/t

[mwb970]

34. Yes, of course it's treason, so what? /nt

[porphyrian]

41. What do you mean by "so what?" - n/t

[w8liftinglady]

19. please vote this up...and read the articles.

[w8liftinglady]

20. Thanks for the recs..now-read and educate your neighbors

[Elwood P Dowd]

22. Thanks from an old veteran

I'm saving these links and sending them out today.

[w8liftinglady]

25. i'm the kid and the mom of veterans..this affects me,too

[In Truth We Trust]

23. Oh so kicked and recommended! fucking hypocrites.

[w8liftinglady]

24. Thank you-now write your papers,and let the unaware know...

[w8liftinglady]

26. kicking again-read these articles

[Sonicmedusa]

27. I don't think I can "kick and rec", but if I could.....

I would kick it far up the pugs asses.

Thank you for all your wonderous foot work!

I hasten to think you would not mind if I make use of it to educate the local yokels?

There IS a thread there that NEEDS kicking with some frequency.

It should be named "Freepin'Asheville".

[w8liftinglady]

28. please...gleen from these what you need-create your own letter to the editor

[w8liftinglady]

29. kicking-here's your ammo against the neocon "patriots"

[w8liftinglady]

30. kicking..get your pens out and expose their hypocrisy

[Hubert Flottz]

31. Bush spent all the DoD's money on campaign flights on AF#1

Also on trips to Texas and his sales trips everywhere. Flights to all the GOP fund raisers with two or three planes full of SS body guards and armored limos. Navy and AF flyovers at Superbowls and NASCAR races. Money on free watches and boonie hats for recruiters to hand out to their prey. Big parades for Rummy stepping down. Important stuff.

[w8liftinglady]

40. exactly..and today-NOTHING..as if the VA story never existed

[Solly Mack]

32. Great work, w8liftinglady!

[w8liftinglady]

33. thanks,solly - now get those letters out

[Solly Mack]

35. A group of us have a letter going around getting signed

by as many families as possible, to be mailed out on Friday...we're sending it to Carl Levin. (chairman of the armed services committee, they have jurisdiction over pay,promotion, and benefits for the troops)

[w8liftinglady]

36. good for you!!..now...about that letter to the editor...

you are so articulate and well-written.

[radfringe]

37. WITH MAGNETS

[w8liftinglady]

38. that's a great cartoon...again...in my area,the magnets are faded.

[w8liftinglady]

39. considering the fact that the media is spending more time on ANS than this

it is up to all of us to educate our communities about the real villians in this.