Memorial Day

Memorial Day is the day we honor those men and women who have fought and died for our country in the multitude of wars we have experienced.  

My father is a veteran of World War II, although he joined towards the end of the war and didn't see any real fighting.  

I'm not going to get all sappy about Memorial Day.  If you are politically astute and aware, you know that only one of our current political parties really cares about taking care of our veterans.

Over the last few years, the Republicans have tried to cut budgets right and left.  They have publicly stated their #1 goal is to make President Obama fail.  And if the country gets hurt at the same time, they don't give a shit.

Funding for veterans programs is a good case in point.  When all of the tens and thousands of veterans started returning to America from Afghanistan and Iraq, after serving multiple tours and many suffering with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), what was the Republican response?  Cut the funding for the VA.

On the one hand, the GOP touts our military and our brave veterans.  On the other hand, they cut any funding they can, because at their core, they believe that government is not a solution; government is only a problem.  The only exception is building a bigger military machine.  Then, the Republicans want to double/triple the budget.  They cannot get enough of the war machine, but they don't give a shit about the actual veterans.

So when the Veterans Administration is struggling to provide care for our veterans, remember who wants to cut their funding, and who wants to actually help our veterans.  Don't fall for the GOP hype and hypocrisy.