Time for some more intrigue out of our nation’s capital: A man who fought to get the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built and served in two Bush administrations was murdered, Delaware police say. John P. Wheeler III, 66, was found dead in a Delaware landfill, and his death has been ruled a homicide by Newark, Del., […]
A truly humbling idea: Even more humbling would be thanking the vets with affordable health care coverage. Imagine if the 2,200+ veterans that didn’t have this necessity and died last year received thanks like that. [congress]K000360[/congress]
Next up we have John McCain, America’s most famous veteran: Since leaving the military John McCain has enjoyed the benefits of the VA, as well as the extensive coverage of his Congressional health insurance. Today John McCain has a chance to show he supports the rest of our veterans by supporting healthcare with a public […]
And a link to her site: So what is Michele saying about this? On Veterans Day, we pause to remember the brave American heroes who sacrificed so much to preserve our great nation. Though we celebrate Veterans Day once a year, we reap the benefits of freedom everyday. America’s courageous sons and daughters who have […]
On the Ed Show a bit ago, Markos went after chickenhawk Tom Tancredo. When Markos informed Tancredo that he was an actual Veteran and not some chickenhawk who went off and got a deferment during Vietnam, well Tancredo decided to take his ball and go home. I just love it when the wingnuts get so […]
Bob pointed out this picture last night: To which he said: Without insulting the guy, here’s how I would describe him. He’s clearly either the recipient of Veteran’s Administration healthcare (note the USMC cap) or Medicare or both. Both of which are single-payer “socialized” healthcare programs run by the government. And I seriously doubt this […]
Day 4 of being President and the media is already crying foul: A growing media frustration with Barack Obama’s team spilled into the open at Thursday’s briefing, with reporters accusing the White House of stifling access to his oath re-do and giving Obama’s first interview as president to a multi-million dollar inauguration sponsor. Veteran CBS […]
I’m sure everyone has heard about this by now: On the chilly factory floor of the Republic Windows and Doors plant, Apolinar Cabrera and a couple hundred workers have decided to make their stand. Their jobs evaporated Friday when this Chicago company unexpectedly closed its doors, blaming lender Bank of America for cutting off its […]
And the latest asshole leaving Congress – Pete Domenici: Veteran Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) is expected to announce tomorrow that he will retire from the Senate in 2008, according to several informed sources, a decision that further complicates an already difficult playing field for Republicans next November. Domenici has struggled with health problems over the […]
Every once in awhile you read a story that just makes you laugh, no matter how bad times may be: Daryn Kagan says she wants to find out if there’s a business in good news. Kagan, a 12-year CNN veteran who anchors two hours of news coverage from Atlanta each weekday morning, is leaving Sept. […]