veteran's day, the sequel

now playing:we all live in a capital I from sesame street (thanks, napster!)

so today i got my first email from someone i don't know who reads my missives here. apparently none too fond of the implied sarcasm of my "support the troops" statement earlier.

maybe this is more in line with his definition of supporting the troops....

or perhaps you've forgotten that your president and your republican congress voted to slash $$9.7 BILLION dollars in veteran's medical benefits over the next ten years and another $$15 BILLION dollars in disability compensation over the same period???

this money was cut from the budget to make funds available so that you could get a check for three hundred bucks from their most recent tax cut.

by the way, this happened a mere TWO DAYS after the invasion and occupation of iraq began.

as a veteran myself, i find this kind of used car salesman double talk absolutely APPALLING.

i don't recall any mention in your email, however, of your service record....


if this is how you go about supporting the troops, then call me a traitor. i don't give a fuck. i happen to think that there's more to it than slapping a $3 bumper sticker on your SUV, personally.

don't come back, now, ya hear?