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July 01, 2010 03:12 AM UTC
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is selective, at best. Since the beloved market doesn’t include veterans and collateral, they choose to be ignorant about it.
You’re doing great work, Dan.
It’s all become a game to them in Washington with no regard to the people who suffer from their inaction. And when we ask our Senators why the Senate can be stopped by one person, they answer Tradition.
They have no problem with a bottomless budget for tanks and bombs, but heaven forbid we should want to help people at home, they suddenly get alligator arms and screech about deficits.
Yetta another stunning hypocrisy is that they care a whole lot about human life while it’s in the womb. Once you’re out of the womb, or war for that matter, you’re on your own.
Over here in Happy Valley (Grand Jct.) we have a shitload of Republicans, Libertarians, and Tea Partiers. We also have a very large homeless community here, which, of course, includes many veterans.
The “I’ve got mine, so fuck you” attitude is rampant here, evidenced by the actions of three Grand Junction cops who took it upon themselves to raid the valleys’ largest homeless camp at the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado rivers.
They slashed tents, bicycle tires, and smashed food items belonging to the people who live there. They were fired and the City made restitution by replacing the damaged belongings.
The officers are now filing a lawsuit to get their jobs back and, believe it or not, are finding support in this community for the bullshit they perpetrated.
A sample comment from the most recent Daily Sentinel article on the subject.
The thing that pisses me off is the disregard so many in this redneck town have for the HUMAN BEINGS who live out on the street. The assertion that they live as they do because they are just freeloaders is despicable. According to the loonytoon quoted above, being homeless is nothing but endless “days of leisure”. What a jerk.
I pointed them to the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man.
of the Presidency and both houses. Why don’t you call out the Dems? And who exactly pays for this multi billion dollar bill? Our taxes? When are we going to say stop spending on credit?
Your complaint the GOP is finally touting fiscal conservatisim is a result of the people demanding the Dems and Reps stop spending on credit. I am sickened by the GOP old guard being not better than the tax and spend Dems. The madness has to stop.
For each ailment suffered by a veteran there is already available services for them. You have plenty of experience with those veterans who are homeless, alocholics, addicts, and suffering from PTSD. You also know from your experience that they chose not to “check in”. All of us who deal with the homeless understand the major problem is convincing them to seek and commit to lengthy treatment.
Your post does a disservice to vets. You make it sound as if our returning vets are struggling. Reality is the numbers you speak of reflect a very small percentage of our returning veterans. Being a veteran and having sat through two deployments of a son I can assure you I am a strong advocate for our veterans. Services are available and funded to meet the current needs.
It is time both parties agree to quit running up the deficit. Although that will be tough when the Dems are moving to suspend the budget process.
An earlier poster mentioned
speaking about his area. Unfortunately, people with that attitude, like colawman, are everywhere.
I think, and correct me if I’m wrong Dan, the point was two-pronged:
1. If ever there was a worthy reason to add to the deficit it would be to make sure ALL our veterans are completely taken care of. The number one soundbite used is “passing this debt on to our children and grandchildren..”. I don’t know about the rest of you but in my family, we were raised to revere and respect the sacrifice our veterans make. So this would be a debt my children would happily take on.
2. If you’re going to block this bill, at least be a man and have the balls to stand at the podium and defend your decision. This cowardly bullshit move (from both sides of the aisle) of secret holds is disgusting. Last I checked not a single candidate runs on a platform of upholding the secret hold.
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Coburn had his name all over it.
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Senate rules say that, if you want to fund something new, you gotta propose a cut to something else to cover the costs.
I know, I know. It’s routinely violated. But since it’s a rule, why didn’t Senator Murray just hire a staffer to identify areas of the federal budget that could be cut to make room for her (our) priorities ?
Senator Murray engineered this piece of political theater in order to elicit the normal response from Senator Coburn, who routinely makes the same objections to almost any bill that isn’t funded as required by the rules.
Note that this isn’t a “hold” at all. Coburn objected to this getting “unanimous consent,” because he didn’t consent. That means that there must now be a vote.
A Hold, on the other hand, keeps the matter from coming up for a vote.
What could be more worthy than caring for homeless vets with children ? This is sure to pass. Of course, it would have sailed through without a vote if only Senator Murray had identified $3.4 Billion elsewhere in the budget to cut back.
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Note: I don’t mean to defend the GOP. I find their performance and conduct as a party completely reprehensible. But Senator Coburn and Jeff Flake are the token Fiscal Conservatives in Congress, and what they do is every bit as patriotic as what Doug Bruce does locally.
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But do it in front of the mike, on the floor, and in front of the person sponsoring the bill.
Objections could’ve been raised in committee – and somehow all the Repubs on the Senate Veterans Committee thought the bill was a great idea there.
But the moment it hits the full floor and is on TV, Republicans are shocked, SHOCKED I SAY to see that it adds to the deficit.
I call BULLSHIT, B-X. That’s why I’m pissed.
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Bullshit: you know damn well that the Dems are short of enough votes to meet the 60-vote threshold to accomplish anything in the Senate, unless you’ve spent the past 18 months living in a cave, on Mars, with earplugs, and no wi-fi.
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I can’t say it better than Dan, but I’ll reiterate it: the R’s spent 8 yrs blowing up the deficit with tax cuts, military spending, and a Medicare prescription benefit, NONE of which was offset by additional revenue to make it deficit neutral. It’s a lamely transparent form of bullshit to:
(a) ignore deficits when YOUR party wants to spend, but
(b) suddenly claim newfound concern about deficits when the OTHER party has the ability to spend.
You sententiously declared, now that now that the Dems have the presidency, “it is time both parties agree to quit running up the deficit.” I have a similar idea: just before I go on vacation and lack internet access for a week, I’ll post “it is time for both of us, Raymond1 and CoLawMan, to stop posting for a week.” That’s fair, right? Nothing wrong with saying that we should BOTH refrain from something the second I myself can’t do it…
Ye Gods, CoLawman, you’re clueless. I posted the link to the text of the bill so everyone could see what it covered – it’s specifically for female homeless vets and for homeless vets with families.
The VA has NO facilities or programs set up to deal with this now – they’re rapidly trying to deal with female health and child care issues inside their own facilities.
On the broader issue of Vet homelessness, I get it’s a GOP talking point that “they want to be homeless” and that the simpleton answer is “they just need to come in.” According to the City & County of Denver Vet guy, there’s about 1200 vets who are homeless in the Metro area. 200 are the hard-core hunter-gatherers who fit will never come back. But what about the other 1000? They ARE at the VA, the C&C office, non-profits and faith-based groups, and they’re STILL living in cars or on the streets.
And we’re not even CLOSE to having enough services and funding for those vets who need it. If we did, it wouldn’t take 6-12 months for a preliminary claim to get filed with the VBA, or 2-6 YEARS for an appeal to get reviewed. Or that OIF/OEF vets have to wait a month or more to get PTSD counseling once we’ve started pumping drugs into their systems.
You want to see the human wreckage the Republicans (and some cowardly Democrats) created? Spend some time at the Denver VA, or if you have the guts, Co Springs.
But spare me your drivel…
that’s cute! He’s an expert, didn’t you catch that part? I will ashamedly admit my ignorance regarding this bill’s details but will proudly admit my support of veterans. Most of my support is done through charitable donations.
Unlike colawman, I wouldn’t dream of denying a problem exists. It’s unbelievable he thinks there is no “struggle” and no need for further funding. Apparently the fact these men, WOMEN, and their FAMILIES’ sacrifices are appreciated only up to a certain dollar figure.
Gotta love these Repugs that love to send somebody else’s kids to war and won’t even stand up for those who do serve
You do good work Dan. keep it up!