[billbears]

the $18,000 is nothing compared to the money Congress wastes daily and this is comforting to a wounded soldier and to the dog.

And therein lies the problem. It is not the amount but the principle. If I agree with $18,000 wasted I have no leg to stand on when I argue that $xx billions are wasted on some other program. Either Congress has the right to waste one dollar on feel good issues or they don't.

[pepperdog]

Principle is a wonderful thing to have. It is a virtue of renown and admiration. I admire principle. However, I do not believe Conservatism relegates us to robot like disregard for those who have suffered pain and injury for us. We owe them, and if a minuscule $18,000 makes a difference in their recovery and quality of life I say give it to them. So to me it is not a feel good issue, it is a partial payment of a debt owed to a soldier and a rather small payment at that.