On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:22:14 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:03:06 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

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Another example of George W. Bush supporting our troops and veterans.

Hate to tell you this Harry, but it's always been this way - Democrat
or Republican, it's always been this way.

Veterans get f'd over - one way or the other.

Bush has had many opportunities to improve substantially and
dramatically conditions for the returning injured GIs, whose service
makes him so proud.

There hasn't been a strong Veterans Affairs since the inception of a
cabinet level Secretary during the Bush 41 administration. And when
it was part of the Department of Defense, it was worse.

At least under Bush 43, the total increase will surpass in four years
what Clinton did in eight. The factoid is that the rate of increase
is being cut - the amount is still more than the previous years.

And that' s a fact Harry, not some made up bull****.

It' still not enough. The fact that the rate of increase being cut is
bothersome, but it is still being increased over last year rather than
cut from last years total.

I've will be making my fourth trip to Walter Reed in another week.
Just paying something forward if you will. The work that they are
doing there is amazing. You ought to go sometime and spread a little
cheer.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717