earthworm
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What os "montra" ?1964-65 Vietnam Vet.
BTW - Where is all that liberal media we hear about? Most reps on talk shows are republicans. Check out Sunday mornings, main stream media. There are left and right medias. But the montra is ALL are left wing. Check radio stations across the nation.
Yes, Obama, is my vote!
**** it, if I absolutely had to choose between those two, it would be Obama. Personally, I think Obama has done alright. I don't agree with his politics, but I don't think he's all that bad.
12 years active duty starting in late 64, 2 years of school, then 67-69 Fast attack submarine, 69-70 Vietnam, 70-71 more school, 71-74 AAWC, GTMO, 74-77 COSL, Norfolk, then out and into the reserves for 10 years...
Pretty sure that Obama has done more for veterans his first year than GWB did in 8 years....
During Obama's watch, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's and 2 weeks later PD, IHD, and DMII were added to the agent orange presumptive list. I submitted my paperwork and now get a disability check from the VA.
I don't hate Obama, but I will vote for Romney....after all, Romney is the first republican in many years that I will be voting FOR, instead of just voting against the democrat's candidate.
Yeah like cut the military 487 billion dollars and wants to cut it 500 billion more.......He has really helped the military..not.........
Lots of non vets voting in the poll....take them out and the count is pretty close....
Neither candidate is a very nice choice, but at least Romney isn't going to double my Tricare premiums.
Romney 2012
Neither candidate is a very nice choice, but at least Romney isn't going to double my Tricare premiums.
Romney 2012
You know that for a fact and therefore you trust Romney? How about he is true to his word and doesn't double your premiums, but he quadruples your copay? Still like Romney? I'm not saying Obama won't do the same thing. I am saying both of them are as full of **** as a Christmas goose. Voting for Romney because he promises not to double your Tricare premiums is a fool's game.
I am a veteran. 82nd Airborne.
maybe from your experience you never saw any waste? congress wanting military hardware built in their states, hardware that the military does NOT WANT.....
How about all the officers sitting at desks doing jobs that were done by enlisteds during WWII....
Admiral Rickover said, openly, that we had a ratio of enlisteds to officers that was way off base compared to WWII. If we can fight a world war with fewer officers, maybe we are doing something wrong now?
How about we have a military that is capable of defense, cut back on the offense. Neither Iraq was was necessary. Trillions of dollars wasted, not so we here in the states can live free, but so we can live well, trading the blood of our youth for cheaper gasoline in our cars....
There is waste everywhere but don't just take it out on the military........Even a lefty like you has to admit that almost a trillion dollars in cuts is a little much and you pay attention a lot of those cuts will come in active duty and retired benefits..........No wonder dems can never get the vets vote..........
which is very little to start with.....I had Tricare prime til I turned 65, now just tricare as supplement to Medicare A and B.....
I dont think so at all
I dont think so at all
There is waste everywhere but don't just take it out on the military........Even a lefty like you has to admit that almost a trillion dollars in cuts is a little much and you pay attention a lot of those cuts will come in active duty and retired benefits..........No wonder dems can never get the vets vote..........
How about we cut the EPA, NEA, PP.............Heaven forbid any of those liberal agencies...............better yet disband them.....
ALOT of that is Retiree benefits and Cost-of-living allowances to take care of our troops. Trust me, we dont exactly use "state of the art" technology. Most of it is 5-10 years old or older
Whats that supposed to mean?Of course you don't.....
..If it were left up to you the military would have no funding.......
Actually a good bit of the military budget also goes to upgrading certain things, such as our aircraft, weapons systems, and warships. The new CVNs, supercarriers, have been in development for the last decade or so and they are still working on improving them. Some of these improvements are meant to improve efficiency of our carriers, including needing less crew. Of course, less crew needs mean less sailors needed in the Navy as well.
Why don't you get tricare for life? Its great and it pays the 20% medicare does not pay..........
We need to cut spending and raise taxes. We should be cutting spending within the military by getting rid of waste, not people. I hate to tell you it isn't Obama that is cutting personnel instead of waste when it comes to military spending. That would be those who get to decide military budgets, generally that would be people within the military brass or Congressmen.
I have personally seen military waste that can't be fixed because pointing it out is useless because those who are doing it don't consider it wasteful. And it goes up to some pretty high people within certain commands. They refuse to believe they are wrong in their assessment of what is and is not wasteful.
While these upgrades are happening, it's due to the fact that we have about 1/3 of the ships that we had 20 years ago.
We need to cut spending and raise taxes. We should be cutting spending within the military by getting rid of waste, not people. I hate to tell you it isn't Obama that is cutting personnel instead of waste when it comes to military spending. That would be those who get to decide military budgets, generally that would be people within the military brass or Congressmen.
I have personally seen military waste that can't be fixed because pointing it out is useless because those who are doing it don't consider it wasteful. And it goes up to some pretty high people within certain commands. They refuse to believe they are wrong in their assessment of what is and is not wasteful.
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