Supporting Our Troops - Until They Are Veterans

by pessimist

We've been discussing on this blog today (see below) the concern that the American people have yet to hit the limits of their tolerance of Bu$hCo outrages, and we've been presenting reasons why Bu$hCo continues to get away with murder in every sense of the word.

Patriotism has been hijacked by these hypocrites in their quest to dominate the world while using religion to protect the home front from those who would challenge their power and control. I think it's time we used patriotism for which it is intended - to protect our country from all of its enemies - both foreign and domestic.

Today we deal with the domestic enemies of our nation who would use our citizens to fight their wars of conquest and then abandon them in refutation of the promise made to them for their sevice:

Veteran passed away knowing---

To: President George Bush, May 4, 2005

My husband, Ramey Evans, Jr. passed away a few weeks ago knowing what the government thought about him and his service in the Korean war.

He was denied enrollment because he had saved a little too much money to live on in his retirement years, along with his social security.

He was hurt by the fact that his government didn't care enough about him to give him what he had earned by fighting in a horrible war.

It makes me ashamed and sick to my stomach every time I think of what you did to him and many, many more vets.

I don't know how you can go to sleep at night for what you and your cohorts have done to this country.

King George isn't the only domestic enemy of the people.

Please note that the CAPS in the following post are in the original.

LIST OF HOW YOUR SENATORS VOTED ON RETURNING VETS HEALTHCARE BILL

EVERY REPUBLICAN - EXCEPT ONE - VOTED TO NOT PROVIDE FUNDS FOR VETS HEALTHCARE--WRITE YOUR SENATORS NOW!

THEY SAY THEY CARE ABOUT VETERANS, BUT TALK IS CHEAP.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 402, S. Con. Res. 95 (108th) "Emergency designation" Re: Murray Amdt. No. 344, As Modified)

Vote Number: 89
Vote Date: April 12, 2005, 03:26 PM

Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 344 to to H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005)

Statement of Purpose: To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.

ALL DEMOCRATS VOTED YES
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---46
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
**Specter (R-PA) **only republican**
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Those are the good guys - yes, as far as this vote goes, even Warren Commission whore Specter counts.

Now we look at those who hide behind the flag and pretend they are patriots:

ALL REPUBLICANS VOTED NO MONEY FOR VETS HEALTHCARE...NAYs ---54 Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC)

Chafee (R-RI) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID)

'Support Our Troops' Bracelet

DeMint (R-SC) DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA)

Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN)

Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR)

Snowe (R-ME) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)

YOUR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING THAT WRONG IS RIGHT, THAT EVIL IS GOOD, THAT POWER IS THE MORE IMPORTANT THAN COMPASSION, THAT RELIGION IS TO BE USED AS A SWORD NOT A SHIELD, THAT YOU CAN ACT BADLY AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE REWARDED. THAT HERO'S ARE SUCKERS AND THAT TRAITORS ARE HEROS.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A SENATE THAT ONLY CARES ABOUT THE WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS WHO CAN GIVE THEM CAMPAIGN FUNDS. THIS BUNCH WANTS TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY, AND TAX LOOPHOLES AND CUTS IN PROGRAMS FOR THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASS. THEY SAY THEY SUPPORT THE TRUTH BUT WILL NOT FUND HEALTHCARE FOR THEM. I GUESS THEY DON'T WANT ANY OF THEIR CAMPAIGN MONEY TO BE GIVEN FOR VETS FIGHTING RIGHT NOW'S HEALTHCARE. WRITE, CALL AND REMEMBER HOW YOUR SENATOR VOTED ON THIS BILL. REMEMBER "ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS". THESE SENATORS WHO VOTED AGAINST THIS BILL ARE SCUM.

DO YOU SUPPORT OUR TROOPS?

Well - Do You???

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