Posted on 09/16/2015 7:09:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Los Angeles — In a speech here Tuesday evening, Donald Trump promised that he would dismantle and fix the system by which veterans receive health care.
Trump spoke aboard the USS Iowa, a decommissioned battleship used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War that now serves as a museum at the Port of Los Angeles. He was there at the invitation of Veterans for a Strong America (VSA), a 501(c)(4) group that has often praised him, and officially endorsed him at the start of the event.
Veterans have been a frequent focus of Trump’s campaign, for better and worse, over the last few months. In July, Trump drew criticism for saying Senator John McCain was “not a war hero.” (VSA was one of the only veterans’ groups to defend Trump after that comment.) Last week, he raised eyebrows by remarking that he had “always felt [he] was in the military” because he attended a military-style prep school.
Over the past two weeks, Trump has attempted to turn these controversies on their head by styling himself as a champion of veterans, who he has taken to saying are treated worse than some illegal immigrants. Last week, he called on CNN to donate the advertising profits from tomorrow’s Republican debate at the Reagan Library to charities supporting veterans.
On Tuesday, with three 20-meter naval cannons jutting into the air behind him, Trump promised to reform health care for veterans, saying the Veterans Administration had failed to live up to its mission.
“We’re gonna create a whole new system. We’re gonna take the system apart, and if they’re not doing the job, the veterans are going to go to private doctors, private hospitals,” Trump said. He said private doctors and hospitals that treated veterans would be reimbursed.
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Those promises are the only right thing to do. It is criminal that the system that has needlessly killed so many vets is allowed to continue—with both the GOP and the Dems comfortable ignoring it.
On this issue it is impossible not to say, “Go, Trump!”
Good. No one can deny that the VA is irreparably broken. In fact, those of us with knowledge of the trials of Tri-Care (Champus) and the VA have always pointed to it as an example of why government-run health care is a bad idea.
(Disclaimer: I’m not a Trump supporter.)
Meanwhile, the media continues with its gross misrepresentations of Trump. Above the fold on the front page of its news site right now, the NYTimes has a story claiming that Trump is softening his rhetoric and otherwise becoming, basically, just like the rest of the pols.
They falsely claim that Trump wasn’t shaking hands from the time he announced in June, and then end the article with a real kicker: telling the story of how his wife heard the media playing only half his sentence, that “The American Dream is dead”—without including the second half of his sentence, where he said, “But we’re going to make it bigger and better than its ever been”.
The NYTimes writeup implies, that, in keeping with the headline and theme of the story, that Trump had been upset with himself for only proclaiming it dead, but in Dallas, he modified his statement by adding that he’ll make it better.
The present medical care for our vets is a national embarrassment.
Every single candidate should be making this promise. Democrats, Republicans and the non-politicians.
He could say he will resurrect or resuscitate America. No misunderstanding there. The ability to fulfill the dream (if you are permitted to be born or live in the womb long enough to dream) is being wiped out, but the freedom to live according to the Word of God is not totally gone.
Trump should take over the construction of the Denver VA hospital. He’ll do it under budget and on time. Of course, he really can’t do miracles.
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