[RightWhale]

Retired vets are the base? Is this true? Don't they all vote Democrat all the time because of retirement bennies?

[PhiKapMom]

Remember the American Legion and how they welcomed Clinton over and over again with loud applause. That spoke volumes to me!

Personally they sound like the Wage Board Union people of the Government -- gimme, gimme, gimme!

[Retired_Disabled_Military]

"Retired vets are the base? Is this true? Don't they all vote Democrat all the time because of retirement bennies?"

I never met a retired veteran that wasn't Republican until the Bush Administration appealled the Schism decision.

Most retirees are ultra-conservative. Stereo-typing us as welfare recipients kind off chaffs our hides..

Look at it this way:
You work for a large company for 20-30 years. You contribute to your retirement fund to the fullest amount you can, and you pay for disability insurance through your employer.

While at work one day you get run over by a fork lift. You apply for your disability benefits and get them, you then apply for your retirement benefits that you have been contributing to for 20+ years, and the company tells you that because you are on disability they are going to reduce your retirement pay by one dollar for every dollar of disability insurance you collect each month.

Would you fight it, or just sit around and keep quiet so people would not call you a welfare hound?