Bush, Republicans losing support of retired veterans

Knight Ridder ^ | 07-28-03

[joybelle]

Is that correct? I heard it was over the White House fence.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

1891 is the correct date. My father was prohibited from concurrent receipt as a retiree from 1969 to 1999.

So they are not going to vote for Bush because of a law that has been on the books for 112 years and was there when they joined???

Unf%&^(*& believable!

[jmc813]

I'm beginning to think David Frum had it right on when he called the paleo-cons outs, and made his mistake by NOT pounding into some of these paleo-cons for what is very close to bigotry - and I'm not using that term lightly.

Do we really have to go into this neo-con/paleo-con crap again? In the words of the great Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, "To me, you are all equally worthless!"

[woodyinscc]

He doesn't act like he owes anyone a damn thing now.

Wrong! He is acting to keep this country as safe as it can be after 8 yrs of exactly the opposit. He is acting to put Judges on the bench that will protect our Constitution,instead of changing it by judicial fiat. He is acting to make the tax laws fairer and has plans to make them less complex. He inherited a country that was headed for the horrible consequences of Kyoto and subserviance to the U.N. He has made his priorities clear, has never blamed the socialist rats, just shouldered the load and set out to repair the damage.

The complexity of his job is enormous, and you should cut him some slack!!

[bushfamfan]

I notice my stepfather, who was a big Bush supporter, and is in the Air Force is now talking very badly of this President and how he talks the talk, but does nothing for the servicemen. Well, he wants to spend all this money on liberal policies he seems to be embracing lately but has no time for veterans? Something's seriously wrong and I hope Republicans straighten out because there's no way vets and military should be treated like this.

[ohioWfan]

Oh, say, FAS, did you read your last Limbaugh letter when Rush praised President Bush because he is so trustworthy? Do you just ignore him when he says all those nice things about the President, or does he say 'what we're ALL thinking' even when he supports the President?

Sometimes I agree with him, and sometimes I don't, because he's all over the map when it comes to Bush (depending on what day you listen to him), but I ALWAYS appreciate his ability to entertain. He's very good at it.

btw, who exactly is 'You people' and what deep end are we going over in your learned opinion?

[ohioWfan]

Hmmmm.....I believe that YOU were the one who brought Rush up. I don't believe he was the subject of the discussion until you started praising him so ardently.

[hchutch]

It's starting to become unavoidable, IMHO.

[ohioWfan]

...is now talking very badly of this President and how he talks the talk, but does nothing for the servicemen.

Are you serious?? Have you talked with anyone IN the military lately?

[jinxtigr]

"Are you really that eager for President Dean or President Rodham Clinton?"

Dean's arguably more fiscally conservative than Bush is. His budgeting works, and he's pro-gun.

Clinton? Um... :D maybe if she PROMISES not to write a book about it? ;) just kidding, never...

[ohioWfan]

Boy, you do have a problem with retaining information don't you?

What I have said repeatedly is that Rush is all over the map when it comes to Bush. I believe I used the word 'schizophrenic.' He says nice things one day, and he rants against him the next........to entertain......a fact which you obviously can't handle.

And I find it most interesting that you used the word 'popular' for the 'sentiment'.....that IS the word you used, isn't it??..... that Bush is 'liberal.' Does it make you feel warm fuzzies inside that you share in a 'popular sentiment?' :o)

btw, who are you really, newbie?

[jmc813]

It's starting to become unavoidable, IMHO.

It's a shame, as both sides are f#$king up the Republican Party and conservatism in general. I have a suspicion that there are Democrats behind both groups who are salivating at this.

[woodyinscc]

Are you serious?? Have you talked with anyone IN the military lately?

Right, for every statement like this, you have to bypass a thousand of the opposite!!The leftist press has cut their teeth on this practice.