On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:40:19 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote > (BTW, has anyone else noted the irony that Bush and his cohort > blather on about "erring on the side of life" while at the same time > sweeping the Iraq debacle -- which has cost thousands of civilian, > innocent lives -- under the rug? Where was Congress's demand for > investigation before we bombed the hell out of Baghdad in our > elective, ill-advised war?)
Certainly... not to mention the irony of the fact that her medical bills were being paid by Medicaid -- targeted by the administration -- and a large personal injury settlement -- also targeted. How about the irony that the administration that speaks so well of our military has frozen the VA's budget while pouring tens of thousands of physically and psychologically injured soldiers into it? Cutting medical benefits? Making it more expensive (pay reduced by $100 a month for their first 12 months of service) to have GI education benefits? "Support Our Troops," anyone? And if cutting veteran benefits is just a bargaining chip to take away from social services elsewhere, as many think, it's a lousy, rotten cynical move, playing politics with people who put their lives on the line for their friends. > The epitome of the perspective I dislike most can be found in the > saying "God said it, I believe it, and that settles it". Trust me, *plenty* of us Christians find that bumper sticker-ism abhorrent. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
