Posted on 12/26/2013 6:17:07 PM PST by SkyPilot
Chuck Wooten, a military veteran, was already ticked off about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pushing through the “bipartisan” budget deal, which includes cuts to veterans’ retirement benefits. So when he got a fundraising email from Ryan’s office asking for money, he decided to really let the Wisconsin congressman know how he feels.
The scathing open letter, posted on Facebook last week, is going viral — and you only have to read the first few sentences to know why. It should be noted that because Wooten’s Facebook page is set to private, we weren’t able to review the original post on his wall and had to rely on re-posts.
“Please note that this request by you for a cash donation from me is extremely unfortunate and very ill-timed,” Wooten writes in the open letter to Ryan. “You see sir, I am one of the military retirees your ‘bipartisan’ budget just impacted. You and every Republican (both in the House and Senate) that voted to pass this travesty betrayed and broke trust with me and everyone like me.”
He continued: “You may not know us by name, but we’re the people, Congressman, who answered our Nation’s call, some of us at a very early age to willingly serve YOU and others LIKE YOU so you could safely attend college and pursue your personal ambitions without fear of harm.”
Wooten went on to remind Ryan of the bravery his “brothers-in-arms” display every single day as they boldly answer the call of duty, “without fail, without complaint.”
“And for that service, we were given absolute assurance our so-called retirement benefits would be protected by law. The very law you shattered in your zeal to impress your Democratic cohorts in your back room deal–with the enemy.
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bump!
People like you shouldn't be 'more secure'.
You could have easily raised objections concerning the “bennies” without the hostility.
Lafarge is all for others getting their promised pensions, but hates the military.
Good find on this hypocrite!
See post 39 for a link and a quote from lafarge.
Seems they are okay with others getting promised bennies, but they hate the military apparently.
Ryan desperately wants notoriety.
And we know what that is a perfect description of.
Pajama Boy no doubt approves of his message.
I’m tired of the vets whining about having their bennies cut. They volunteered for duty and if they actually believed they would get to feed at the public trough forever, they were simply, well, naive. My security isn’t any better for the last five decades of fighting. Our country is all too willing to throw men and women into the teeth of battle, time and time again, for virtually any reason. And none of it has made me more secure. Why these people enlist is nothing short of bizarre.
Describe your time in uniform to us.
You risk your life for our country and being worried about your benefits is “whining”?
GFY troll.
Yup, noticed the quote. Smells like typical Leftwing hypocrisy.
People like ‘it’ shouldn’t have any outside communication.. may damage anything ‘it’ comes in contact with :/
Yup!
Lol, had the feeling you were reading it as I was posting.
You didn’t strangle the monitor did you?
My knuckles are complaining about the solid surface of the ancient CRT here.
Ouch! Those old CRTs are like cinder blocks.
The poster should grind his axe elsewhere.
Let the horrific mouse slaughter and flesh harvest begin!
I instantly regretted it.
But first I heard “plonk” before the pain started.
I swear this CRT is laughing at me.
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