Veterans groups blast proposed tea party cuts

[Drunken Irishman]

A proposal to cut $4.5 billion from Veterans Affairs Department health programs to reduce government spending has earned a quick, sharp rebuke from major veterans groups.

Proposed by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., the freeze in veterans health care funding — along with a cut in disability compensation for veterans also receiving Social Security disability benefits — are part of a $400 billion package of spending cuts that the tea party leader says could be enacted to avoid increasing the $14.3 trillion cap on government borrowing.

Disabled American Veterans called Bachmann’s ideas “ill-advised,” “nothing short of heartless” and “wrong-headed.”

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/military-bachmann-veterans-groups-012811w/

As some of you know, my father was a veteran and 100% disabled. I don't know what he or my mom would've done without his veterans benefits.

Dad passed in November and and my mom has received assistance through his disability.

I don't know what she'd do if they made these cuts.

[opihimoimoi]

1. The GOPer ROOKIES are in charge without knowing what the Hell to Do...Guessing at this level is dumb

[Cali_Democrat]

2. K&R!

[Maraya1969]

3. Why don't they cut the bonus money bush gave them? Plenty of money there.

[silverweb]

4. But they're the TRUE patriots, dontcha know!

This is actually a pretty consistent stance.

These same "patriots" are all for the zygote/fetus, right up until the child is born.

Should we be at all surprised that they're also rah-rah for the troops, right up until our vets come home disabled?