Posted on 01/15/2014 7:21:15 PM PST by SkyPilot
The feedback continues, with a bunch of military veterans and family members asking me how I could defend the callous COLA cuts to military pensions by way of explaining why Congress is trying to undo them. Another reader email:
I strenuously object to being asked to sacrifice any more! I risked my life in two deployments to war zones, sacrificed my health (I'm also a disabled veteran), and jeopardized my relationship with my family for my country. I find Congress' latest demand a kick in the gut. We veterans and retirees have sacrificed enough without having to endure the pain of COLA cuts. Congress must first reduce the COLA for all current federal retirees (including members of Congress) and Social Security recipients and demand additional sacrifices from non-military Americans. Or better yet, I'm sure there are $6 billion that could be saved by closing corporate tax loopholes, cutting farm subsidies to wealthy corporations, etc. There are at least $6 billion in waste in the defense budget alone. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will cost at least $400 billion, and it doesn't even work! But military veterans and retirees should be the last group Congress asks for more sacrifice.
If I've heard this much, I can only imagine what Republicans have been getting in their voicemails and inboxes. On The Hugh Hewitt Show yesterday, Paul Ryan was handed the hideous job of defending the cuts against a host who found them morally outrageous.
"Had Mitt and I won that election, this would not be required," said Ryan. "This would not be necessary."
Hewitt wouldn't have it. "This will destroy retention," he said. "It will destroy morale, and it is deeply unfair to the American military which has sacrificed more than anyone else."
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
“The American citizen needs to replace politicians literally...”
Sounds to me like you know who is in charge.
We stand on the shoulders of giants...
But but but its’ OK when an R does it!!! Cuz Hillary and Barry and stuff!!!!
/s
>> PR: No, no, I believe that it was, it would be a mistake to have more government shutdowns.
The guy is a dick as are all that accepted this political conclusion.
I can only account for 4 men that stood fast on the 17% shutdown: Cruz, Lee, Sessions, Paul.
We’re tired of the BS, right? Vote out the RINOs. The half-measures are not working. Do it!
>> Sorry, but when “our” guy effectively lies to us about representing us
Hardly hear that vital concern: “representing us”.
>> The American citizen needs to replace politicians literally down to the local dog catcher level
Poignant remarks in this thread. Excellent!
“Is yours Saul Alynski?”
Learn how to spell it before you use it or someone might think you don’t know what you are talking about: Saul Alinsky
>> Wasnt aware ‘two decent men” ran.
You were among the minority refusing to support the Primary-Elect clowns, and you caught a lot of vitriol for it. I remember.
“Had Mitt and I Won”, we’d still be dealing with “suck”.
I’ve met the POW pilots.
they are national treasures. Thanks for the link.
Kerry in the same sentence with them is an outrage.
“Explain this to me. What has the Republican Party done to earn my vote?”
What did Obama do to earn your vote?
>> [Norm Lenhart] are as guilty in destroying this country as Obama is
A faulty premise. And I’m not going out of my way to defend NL.
Romney and Ryan are rationalizations for the things you object to.
A spelling flame. All you have is a spelling flame. Pathetic.
“Had Mitt and I Won”, we’d still be dealing with “suck”.
Thats it in a nutshell. We can all speculate on whatever. But in the end, Neither mitt, nor Ryan, Nor Biden nor Obama had anything but their own interests at heart. None shared conservative ideals. They all shared political ideals.
But we would have still been covered in ‘suck’.
I did not vote for Obama
Clinton played to the issue and won some support from military because of this. It is interesting to look back and see that Newsweek had that picture on the cover and it turned out to be a hoax. Also, I didn’t recall that Perot got into it.
Clinton ? No. I don’t remember that
Perot was way back in bush v Clinton ‘92 Kerry was 2004
“I did not vote for Obama”
Yes you did. By not voting for the Pubs (Romney/Ryan), you effectively voted for Obama, as no other party other than the Pubs could win, and you knew it. So now we have Obama. Pleased with you and those of your purist ilk’s handiwork?
“A spelling flame. All you have is a spelling flame. Pathetic.”
Not as pathetic as your faulty logic or the lack thereof. Thanks again for your hand in making sure Obama is our President.
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