1 posted on
01/30/2003 1:48:54 PM PST by
aSkeptic
To: aSkeptic
The author of this piece is HELEN THOMAS.
For goodness sake...
To: aSkeptic
I'm skeptical of anything by Hell n Thomas.
4 posted on
01/30/2003 1:57:07 PM PST by
exnavy
(nuke mecca)
To: aSkeptic
No mention of the fact that this policy change was initiated by the CLINTON administration. No Democrats were complaining then.
Bush has promised to review the situation, but for now it is defending the right not to be bound by every promise a recruiter makes. The Federal government cannot reasonably be bound to such promises when Congress has not enacted them into law.
6 posted on
01/30/2003 1:59:52 PM PST by
Hugin
To: aSkeptic
8 posted on
01/30/2003 2:01:57 PM PST by
Timesink
(I offered her a ring, she gave me the finger)
To: aSkeptic
Veterans groups are angry at President George W. Bush for supporting a 1995 government decision to rescind an old promise of free lifetime health benefits for military retirees. Gee, who was president in 1995???????
Did Thomas write a column about this then?
I am a military retiree. I am not complaining about my health care. DoD takes care of me when I ask them to. Thomas can get stuffed!
To: aSkeptic
Well, it is apparent that Helen Tomas got the memo.
To: aSkeptic
When, oh when, will this dried-up old mummy shut her pie-hole?
13 posted on
01/30/2003 2:09:22 PM PST by
Spruce
To: aSkeptic
Many World War II and Korean conflict veterans have been hopping mad ever since the Pentagon welshed on the deal recruiters promised them when they signed up... Helen Thomas should really know better than to use the term "welsh" in this context. Would it be acceptable to call them "Indian givers"? Why pick on the Welsh?
18 posted on
01/30/2003 2:17:44 PM PST by
gridlock
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue)
To: aSkeptic
Freedom Is Not Free
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington
19 posted on
01/30/2003 2:21:47 PM PST by
Happy2BMe
(It's All About You - It's All About Me - It's All About Being Free!)
To: aSkeptic
From the full article -
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who has announced he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, said after the court ruling that "it is extraordinary to me that you give your entire career in defense of this country and then have to go to court to make the government keep its promise."[emphasis added]
Senator, please tell us what you said back in 1995 when the Clinton administration implemented this policy.
Also from the article -
The court noted that the government conceded that the military recruiters did indeed make the promises. But in a 9-4 decision, it said the Defense Department was correct in arguing that the assurances were not valid because Congress never passed a law backing them up.
Senator Kerry, please tell us the bill number of your legislation to fund this promise.
While I can see the merit in a technical defense of not enshrining every recruiter's promise into reality, the Bush administration would be well served to address the specific issue through legislation. If they really want to help the veterans and their families, they will propose vouchers for private insurance - anything but the VA!
To: aSkeptic
When the HELL is the White House going to bounce this old bat from the press room? Aren't those seats supposed to be reserved for ostensibly "objective" reporters?
Is National Review, The Nation, or any other ideologically slanted mag allowed reporters in there?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think Thomas files straight-up news stories anymore, only this toxic column of hers.
To: aSkeptic
That's OK. We can't Republicans to their promises. After all, they're Republicans.
To: aSkeptic
Helen Thomas and many of the comments on this thread are simply wrong. Freedom Calls (POST #38) has it right. Retired Veterans are covered for life. Period.
The Bush Administration is under fire for not pushing legislation to change the law that makes a disabled military retiree forfeit a dollar of military retired pay for every dollar of Veterans Administration disability compensation he receives.
53 posted on
01/30/2003 4:04:36 PM PST by
catpuppy
To: aSkeptic
Helen Thomas?!What a hoot! This old windbag, the breathless supporter of Clinton/rapist/impeached/flag burning/womanizing sob. What an incontinent fool. Her boy bill is still her president; so be it - they deserve each other!
55 posted on
01/30/2003 5:27:21 PM PST by
yoe
To: aSkeptic
Bush hates veterans. I saw it on TV once. It must be true.
He pushes old people in wheelchairs down slopes for fun. I saw that on TV too.
He wants to poison the environment, because he has these rich oil buddies who are, well, evil. Don't ask me how I know, I saw it on TV. So there.
He doesn't like minorities either, because TV said so. He practically helped drag James Byrd to death in case you haven't noticed. They said so on TV.
To: All
What is wrong with you people? This is an issue about how we treat our veterans. Some of you dismiss the article because it was written by a Marxist. Others dismiss it, because it discusses an injustice against veterans waged by Klinton. How about some rational thinking? Read post #29, if you haven't already.
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