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McCain continues to betray his fellow veterans. That's OK. I have found that, as a veteran, I can bring McCain supporters to a screeching halt by citing McCain's voting record and tactics on veterans issues. Used judiciously, a little justifiable ire can do a lot of good. I hope he keeps it up, so we can bury the SOB.

mcsame ... deserves an additional name ...MCSHAME

supports w. not carin' about givin' vets an edge. too generous of a bill he says? hell, halliburtons got a big piece of our taxes to exploit iraqmire.

this vet mcshame has no worries about his finances ... his wife could even support his campaign with her boomin' beer business. guess he expects returnin' vets to do the same ... marry rich.

and this 3rd term guy for w wants our future finest to continue for 100 years?

Is it a faulty memory or are they running away from the truth?

Hi, haven't been on in awhile; working an in-house freelance gig and not around my computer.

Everytime I hit "preview", I get an error and my "great post" disappears-----anyone else?---

seem to be having success with just "post", but have had to re-sign in 3 times. ;-(

Posted by highserenity on June 4, 2008 at 06:26 PM

I was getting errors also trying to post. I sent the error messages and what I did to get them to the "Technical Problems and Comments" link (at bottom of page).

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Last December I bought a calendar titled "The George W. Bush Out of Office Countdown". The calendar actually goes all the way to Jan 20th, 2009. Each day includes a quote made by Dubya sometime on that day in the past. I think I'll share the quotes with you, my esteemed colleagues, on the days I'm able to login.

Here's a link to one of the calendar distributors:
http://www.calendars.com/category.asp?PID=1&MGID=11572&cm_mmc=google-_-Bush+Countdown+Calendars-_-Broad-_-bush+out+of+office+calendar%7C-%7C100000000000000052735&cm_guid=1-_-100000000000000052735-_-1006918741&gclid=CKyd_aP-3ZMCFQuYggodsy1gZQ&CE=1

Today's quote stated in June 2001, Miami, FL, appearing with his brother Jeb while he was Gov of FL:

"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious—I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."

The following was the info I was trying to post this morning in response to a post on McLame and Military voting:

A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that if Hillary didn't make it to the nomination, he was going to vote for McCain. I was astounded that he could be so irrational.

Yesterday, I got a text message from him that read, "Well it's official. I'm voting for McCain."

I texted back, "Wasted vote. Hillary will most likely be VP which will get her closer. I heard that during her campaigning, there were a LOT of men in the audience yelling, "why don't you go back to the kitchen!!" So there it is, un-evolved men who still have calluses on their knuckles from dragging them on the floor still out-number intelligent women."

His response was, "He's anti.military and hasn't accomplished anything. he is all talk. McCain has proven results. i love hillary but unfortunately as a VP she won't be in charge." My friend retired a few months ago with 21 years in the Navy.

My response to that, "So, by voting for McLame, you're ok with the Iraq war going on for another 100 years? That's what he said on tv."

I've not received another response from him regarding this topic, but I have begun emailing him links such as the following:

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) not only skipped the vote on Webb’s bill

McCain's Voting Record: He Does Not Support Our Troops and Veterans

McCain's voting record on Military Issues

I noticed earlier today there were many statements about Dems supporting Hillary were going to vote for McCain if she didn't get the nomination. I am just as upset as those people about Hillary getting dissed, hissed and dismissed by many Dems, but it won't drive me to bring in another Dubya-Wanna-Be! Haven't we suffered enough these last eight years????

Frankly, I have been scratching my head a long time trying to figure out how a guy who spent 5 years in a Viet Nam cage could ever find a reason for war. The lack of healthy nourishment and mania surely must have snapped something in him.

Democrats really do not listen to the issues that can get a Democrat elected president. Oh Well!

A prior posting from long ago.

The Democratic party has much to learn. While we can all be thankful for the victory in November, the first 100 hours turns out to be nothing but a show, in which many issues were ignored. Before the election of November, and after the victory of such magnitude, disabled veterans have tried without success for the Democrats to listen to their agenda. Neither Reid, Pelosi, or Dean would listen or even respond to numerous emails on issues facing disabled veterans.

The Disabled Veterans Tax (HR 303) had over 241 co sponsors before the election in November. It is a bill, with the highest amount of Democratic co sponsorship in the House. It is an issue that President Bush has said he would veto if passed. To try to bring this bill up for a vote, even with Democratic control of the House and Senate, was to much to ask for the Democrats who gained control.

The Veterans Disability tax is an issue in which over 500,000 retired disabled veterans must pay for their own disability after retiring from the Armed Forces. The amount of their disability is deducted from their retirement pay, and then paid to them by the VA as their own disability payment.

In the past the Democrats had professed a large measure of concern for this issue. In the new halls of Congress not one simple word of support. The margin of victory in many states was pretty narrow. Support by disabled veterans believing that the Democratic party had their interests in mind no doubt played some role in this victory.

Before we as Democrats brag about the first 100 hours of success, we must realize that the issues that are ignored speak much louder than the few successes that have been achieved.

If concurrent receipt is not passed for those who are excluded from the few relief attempts to address this issue in the past few years in Congress, veterans who are paying the veterans disability tax will remember who claims to support their issues and take care of their interests in the Congress. The shift of power back to the Republican camp is a good possibility, considering the voting block of 500,000 disabled veterans, including their families, children, neighbors and friends.

Posted by weavo2 on January 19, 2007 at 10:02 PM

The Democratic party has much to learn. While we can all be thankful for the victory in November, the first 100 hours turns out to be nothing but a show, in which many issues were ignored. Before the election of November, and after the victory of such magnitude, disabled veterans have tried without success for the Democrats to listen to their agenda. Neither Reid, Pelosi, or Dean would listen or even respond to numerous emails on issues facing disabled veterans.

The Disabled Veterans Tax (HR 303) had over 241 co sponsors before the election in November. It is a bill, with the highest amount of Democratic co sponsorship in the House. It is an issue that President Bush has said he would veto if passed. To try to bring this bill up for a vote, even with Democratic control of the House and Senate, was to much to ask for the Democrats who gained control.

The Veterans Disability tax is an issue in which over 500,000 retired disabled veterans must pay for their own disability after retiring from the Armed Forces. The amount of their disability is deducted from their retirement pay, and then paid to them by the VA as their own disability payment.

In the past the Democrats had professed a large measure of concern for this issue. In the new halls of Congress not one simple word of support. The margin of victory in many states was pretty narrow. Support by disabled veterans believing that the Democratic party had their interests in mind no doubt played some role in this victory.

Before we as Democrats brag about the first 100 hours of success, we must realize that the issues that are ignored speak much louder than the few successes that have been achieved.

If concurrent receipt is not passed for those who are excluded from the few relief attempts to address this issue in the past few years in Congress, veterans who are paying the veterans disability tax will remember who claims to support their issues and take care of their interests in the Congress. The shift of power back to the Republican camp is a good possibility, considering the voting block of 500,000 disabled veterans, including their families, children, neighbors and friends.

Posted by weavo2 on January 19, 2007 at 10:02 PM