Republican Senator from Wyoming Mike Enzi who couldn’t care less about Viet Name vets.
In June, the House voted 382-0 to pass the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which would extend veterans’ benefits to the numerous men who served off the coast of Vietnam during the war. Many of these men have had to spend a considerable part of their lives trying to prove that they were exposed to Agent Orange, leading to some, if not most, of their health problems. Since June, the act has been stuck in the Republican-led Senate. Last Monday, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) attempted to get the unanimous consent of the Senate to pass the bill.
If the Senate can get unanimous consent on a bill, it can move through approval considerably quicker, and this bill is a seeming no-brainer for Democrats and Republicans. There are no “poison pills” attached to the act, no secret money for food assistance (giving to people who need it money for food is something that can really scare off Republican legislators). The only drawback to […]
I too am a Vietnam-era vet who served four years in the air force to avoid the draft, not at all patriotic-never have been never will be. But these asses who wave the flag, love Jesus, the unborn and big tax cuts are beyond redemption. More and more the last days of the American empire sound like the stories of the last days of Rome.