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I read the "Concurrent Receipt" crap on the WH site. Did Bush mean what he said about veterans benifits during the campaign, or not!

I guess he is just another candidate who will say anything to get elected!

Am I disappointed in him?!

While I suspect that this thing was written by some military-hating bureaucrat in some flyspecked cubicle somewhere in DC, responsible adult leadership should never have allowed this to go out. (I'm attempting to be charitable here.)

My wife and I were on active duty during the last election (since retired) and cast two of the now-famous Florida Military Absentee ballots, in favor of Dubya. We are, to say the least, very disappointed.

What is really interesting is what a firestorm this has started down in SW FL, where I live, which is normally very solidly Republican. In the last 24 hours, I have been into my VFW, DAV and American Legion posts. Those guys are sorely PO'd about this. As are some of my TROA brethren in other states. The local guys are threatening to take it out on Jeb at the polls, who is up for re-election this fall, just to get Dubya's attention, and so on. I believe that this OMB letter has managed, at a stroke, to create a sizable number of one-issue voters amongst folks who normally try and see the big picture.

One this is for sure - this is going to be interesting.