Category: Veterans
What The Flock Is Wrong With The GOP? Eric Greitens is Exhibit A!
[I am in the middle of editing this post and the bile just keeps rising in my throat…jhc] This ad for Eric Greitens’ (R – Domestic Terrorist), campaign for US Senate hit the markets this past weekend and is on YouTube as I write this. I won’t be surprised if…
Lindsey Graham Triple Dipping On Federal Retirement Benefits!
After inflation and gas prices (no suggestions or solutions, by the way, just moving lips), the current major talking point coming out of GOP seats in Washington is changes to Social Security. And on C-Span Senator Lindsey Graham was talking about the impending short fall in Social Security funding now…
Putin’s Bounties vs. Trump’s Regime
Several weeks ago, the New York Times, published an article outlining intelligence reports that Russia was offering bounties to the Afghan Taliban for killing American soldiers. Other media outlets and apparently foreign intelligence agencies corroborated the reports. What was the first response from the White House? Well nobody briefed the…
Today Is Independence Day
On July 4th we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence…the colonies declaration to be free and clear and independent of England’s King George III…on July 4th, 1776. It isn’t Flag Day, although I’ve seen a myriad of social media posts centered around the American Flag. Although the flag…
Thomas Modly: Through The Glass Darkly
This is probably a week overdue but this stuff is starting to wear on my a bit. But this timeline and the absurdities displayed are indicative of the lack of leadership coming out of the Oval Office…and worse yet…the tendency to go with the prevailing wind. But this byzantine story…
Official Injury Count From Iranian Attacks In Iraq Now at 34
And the administration just keeps on lying. Lying about our troops and their involvement in conflict and their injuries is just totally unacceptable. So now the injury count…for traumatic brain injuries…is up to 34 from the 11 reported last week. The good news is half of them are back at…
Veteran’s Day 2019
It is very hard to appreciate the sacrifices made by the many men and women who have served in our armed forces. Even for those of us who had a veteran for a parent, a sibling or a child. We understand how we hurt and worry…but we an never truly…
One Trump Promise Kept?
We’ll see…but why only those few? Aren’t partially disabled Vets also at risk of living with onerous and burdensome debt? full disclosure: I am the son of a now deceased WWII veteran who was 60% disabled.
Just What The Flock Is Wrong With The President
Everyone of you knows that I seldom agreed with the late Senator John McCain…but I totally respected his service to the United States and because of his bravery, fortitude, and perseverance while a prisoner of war in North Viet Nam…I have to call him an American hero. But why the…
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