American Legion head decries Bush's budget effects on Veterans.

[reprehensor]

Legion Leader Says Proposed Budget Reaches Deep Into Veterans’ Pockets

ASHINGTON, February 07, 2005 - The leader of the nation’s largest military veterans organization reacted strongly to the effects that President Bush’s budget plan will have on veterans. He called it a smoke screen to raise revenue at the expense of veterans.

“This is not acceptable,” said Thomas P. Cadmus, national commander of the 2.7 million-member American Legion. “It’s nothing more than a health care tax designed to increase revenue at the expense of veterans who served their country.”

Cadmus was referring to the portion of the proposed budget that would double the co-payment charge to many veterans for prescription drugs and would require some to pay a new fee of $250 a year to use their own their own health care system.

“Is the goal of these legislative initiatives to drive those veterans paying for their health care away from the system designed to serve veterans?” Cadmus asked. “The President is asking Congress to make ‘health care poaching’ legal in the world’s largest health care delivery system.”

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[blm]

1. Too bad your members didn't complain en masse the FIRST 3 times he cut

their benefits.

You had your chance to protest when he spoke at your meeting. Instead you allowed some of his supporters to sit in the front row at Kerry's speech in protest of the REAL VETERAN who proposed FULL benefits for fellow veterans.

[snacker]

3. AMEN!

[Inland]

4. Yep. They were suckers.

They took a chickenhawk who talked the talk but didn't understand or value what they had been through.

[ailsagirl]

2. GOOD-- I love it when these huge organizations cry "foul!"

There are quite a few who are against these creeps-- AARP, ACLU, NAACP, AFL-CIO, now these guys. (and many more)

He is so hated it's unbelievable.

And they expect us to believe he was "re-elected"???

What a bunch of crap.

[dbeach]

5. VFW also against bush VA cuts..miller& clinton voted against VA

BUDGET INCREASE..LEGION HAD RUMMY ON COVER AND I WILL NEVER REJOIN!
clinton and miller voted gainst VA budget increase..Vets do read and will remember their votes...maybe they will remember to not vote for another repuke nazi...

Life member : VFW..DAV..VVA 101 ST Airborne Division Association..

[Hand]

6. Hi. dbeach!

Just wanted to give a big THANK YOU for your service and sacrifice!

:hi:

[dbeach]

8. THANX

My former Captain in VN and retired Major voted for kerry..big disappointment that he did not fight for us...maybe he is a skull and bones first..kissin cousin of bushfraud
I know many Veterans who are wise to the bush agenda of destroying the middleclass and the US Constitution
But whadda ya expect from a C student who cheated his way through life and his grandpa was a "Z"

I was there when kerry threw his medals on 4/21/71..I no longer respect him for I see him only as part of the establishment..



life is a beach and lets work together to keep it that way..
'thats the way ,God planned it!"

Thanx again ! Awesome to be welcomed anywhere..particularly by another truth seeker..

[Zeke]

7. To Hell With Them...

These Legionaires had their chance and
THEY BLEW IT !!!

I bet the guy bitching voted for Bush---twice!

[othermeans]

9. thanks for the votes suckers!

[Skittles]

10. suck it up

you voted for the bastard thinking he would not fuck you over when he has done it to you time and time again? SUCK IT UP.