[Wild Thing]

I will always wonder why a President does not do this for the Vets. So much money for causes and programs and never a thought to our Veterans. THAT is the crime that is much bigger then aids in Africa to me. Just IMO.

I am grateful that Bush is President and thank G-d for that every day. But when oh when is a President going to get to our Veterans.

Wild Thing

[TexasCowboy]

"But when oh when is a President going to get to our Veterans."

Good point, Wild Thing!
Clinton cut our vets programs, and GW has not reinstalled them.
Some families on active duty are still forced to live like poverty families.
Our VA Hospitals are still without the necessary items to make a vet's stay livable, much less comfortable.

Let's take care of our own like they took care of us!

[NMFXSTC]

The message from Bush is that veterans of this nation simnply don't matter! The disabloed retired military have their retired pay taken away if the receive VA complensation for service connected diability and that has been stonewalled in congress for 18 years!

Bush took a stand against veterans when he threatened veto of the Defenze Approrpiations and Authorization bills if congeess remedied that shameful action...and now, when congress can easily fund this (the money is already in the Military Retirement Fund or MTF) they refuse to bring a bill to the floor for a vote (HR 303)!

Tell congress Africa's AIDs problem can damn well take a back seat to addressing our veterans! This is a national disgrace!