[massgopguy]

But he inhertited the military from Bush.

[mojitojoe]

Have we had any good news since this Communist coup take over began?

[Big_Monkey]

‘Natch. That billion dollar payback to Acorn has to come from somewhere. Why not screw the guys who defended the country his wife hates.

[txnativegop]

Shiver me timbers! the Obamster is going to punish those who have served their country!

Barry Hamster Obamster. that’s catchy! I like it.

[Eva]

We heard that it is not just the retired military, but the active, as well. They will be paying a 50% premium for their health insurance and kids will not be covered. The children will be covered under schips (or whatever that acronym is).

[dblshot]

So much for free health care for you and your spouse for life. Just another lie the recruiters use?

[The Sons of Liberty]

This is the easy way for Comrade 0bama to punish those who have served this Country.

[DBCJR]

Was I mistaken or did Hussein tell Marines in So Carolina the other day that he was going to do MORE for vets and their families?????????????????

[mockingbyrd]

So he refused to acknowledge their victory in Iraq and can't even care for them in their old age. If there is anyone who deserves everything handed to them, it's our veterans.

[a real Sheila]

this entire administration is made up of a bunch of EVIL MOFOs

[SeaHawkFan]

Just emailed this to my mother who is the wife of a deceased retired military man. She didn’t believe me about Obama; maybe she will now.

[HiJinx]

Increases in TriCare premiums have been recommended for nearly a decade, now. Google Tom Philpot, the syndicated reporter who writes about veterans’ affairs.

I’m trying to recall - I believe DoD pushed and the White House backed the increases, but Congress refused to put them into the Defense Budget legislation.

Whatever, I’m looking forward to yet another tax increase...

[HiJinx]

Good grief, the CBO document is a 230-page PDF...

[R. Scott]

So our health care costs will increase so Medicaid coverage can be expanded!

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping

[polymuser]

The Vets that voted O(D) primarily for their retirement, medical and Rx entitlements are gonna wake up real soon and real hard. Wait until the useless eater medical directives activate.

[SZonian]

The irony here is that I rec'd this in an email a week or so ago.

SZ

Tricare Correspondence From Senator Lieberman

I think this may clear things up on the TRICARE scare.

February 19, 2009

Mr. Mark Buxton

1250 Farmington Ave Apt C23

West Hartford, CT 06107

Dear Mr. Buxton:

Thank you for contacting me regarding rumored cuts in benefit programs for military retirees, including TRICARE for Life. Currently, a wealth of false and misleading information is being distributed on this matter; and I welcome the opportunity to explain the source of the confusion.

I am aware of several chain emails, online discussion boards, blogs, and even articles in well-intentioned veterans' publications that imply that President Obama and Congress plan on eliminating TRICARE for Life. The insinuations put forth by these sources are false.

The source of these stories is a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), entitled Budget Options Volume 1: Heath Care, released in December 2008. Before jumping to conclusions about the report itself, however, it is important to know exactly what the CBO is. CBO is a nonpartisan federal agency, tasked with providing Congress with cost estimates for the many legislative proposals considered each year. It also periodically offers Congress suggestions for adjusting federal spending. CBO is an information gathering body for Members of Congress. Its recommendations about the budget are completely non binding; and its officers do not draft actual policy, legislation, or law.

The Budget Options report in question offers a total of 115 options for reducing (or, in some cases, increasing) federal spending on health care, only three of which relate to TRICARE. These options are merely suggestions, not policy statements or actual legislation. Reports such as this one are routine, and very few options or recommendations made by CBO are typically acted upon. President Obama has not indicated support for the three recommendations in this report related to TRICARE, nor has any Member of Congress, to the best of my knowledge. Any suggestion that the Administration is affiliated with this report ignores the fact that it was drafted by the CBO - which, again, is an advisory body of the legislative branch, not the executive branch.

You may also be interested to know that both the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) have issued statements condemning the aforemention ed rumors that are being perpetuated through these chain emails.

I hope that you have found this letter informative, and I encourage you to share this information with members of your community who are concerned about issues relating to military retirees. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, please be assured of my continued commitment to protecting the various interests of all those who have fought tirelessly to protect our cherished freedoms.

Thank you again for sharing your views and concerns with me. I hope you will continue to visit my website at http://lieberman.senate.gov for updated news about my work on behalf of Connecticut and the nation. Please contact me if you have any additional questions or comments about our work in Congress.

Sincerely,

Joseph I. Lieberman

UNITED STATES SENATOR

[Nachum]

The list ping:

Obama plans to hit retired military with huge increase in annual healthcare premiums
http://navlog.org/tfl_mar09.pdf

(full list at www.nachumlist.com)

[GOPJ]

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