This was just written by Sen. Bernie Sanders, one the best representatives for America that has EVER been elected to office at the federal level in Washington, D.C. in the entire history of our (now) greatly wounded nation. You simply cant report it any plainer, with any more accuracy, honesty, and intimate knowledge of the facts than Senator Sanders does here. Hes not one to embellish, lie, or twists facts about anything, anything at all, folks. This sort of behavior is foreign territory that simply cant be related to for many politicians, especially on that one side of the aisle, but not for Mr. Sanders. Please read it, and if you like comment on his words--though I already know for a fact that most of us Americans agree 100% with the comments. I just hope, along with tens of millions of other deeply concerned and worried Americans, that we let the politicians from that one side of the aisle know our feelings by how we vote this November. Shameful: Republicans Block Bill to Expand Healthcare and Education for Veterans February 27, 2014 By Allen Clifton Leave a Comment One of the biggest problems I have with Republicans is their blatant hypocrisy. They’ll portray themselves as the party of “small, fiscally conservative government” while advocating for laws which are the complete opposite. Their rallying cry of “we support our troops” is another that’s a clear misnomer of exactly what policies they support. Republicans frequently support sending our troops off to war and often oppose funding for programs which helps our troops when they’re not deployed to war. To say Republicans “support our troops” is a blatant slap to the face of every man and woman who has served our country. Hell, even their push to cut SNAP benefits impacted millions of families of those serving in our military. Granted, the Republican party does overwhelmingly supports massive defense spending, but that’s not the same thing. Defense spending favors big defense contractors far more than anything or anybody else. When it comes to supporting spending for programs that actually help our brave men and women in uniform or those veterans who honorably defended our nation – Republicans are often much more hesitant to do so, or demand something else in return for doing so. See, they’ve misled their voters into believing that massive defense spending is the same as massive spending to support our military. Which isn’t true at all. A perfect example of this was how Senate Republicans blocked a bill supported by Democrats called the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Pay Restoration Act. This bill would have expanded healthcare and education programs for veterans. By a vote of 56-41, with only two Republicans siding with Democrats, the bill failed to advance thanks to Republican opposition to the bill. Essentially Republicans opposed the bill because, while helping our veterans is important, they were more concerned with how much it might grow our deficit. Some also seem to think this is the Republican retaliation for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refusing to allow a vote on new Iran sanctions in the midst of ongoing nuclear peace talks with the Iranian government. Because nothing says “we support our troops” quite like playing politics, or worrying about a ridiculously small deficit increase, instead of helping them with the funding for programs they need. No matter which excuse Republicans want to use, it’s absolutely reprehensible. I don’t care if it increases our deficit or not. Helping our active members of our military, or our veterans, should never come with the question of, “Well, how much will it cost?” These people put their lives on the line to protect us - I don’t care what it costs, help them! And if it is because of their push for new sanctions on Iran, shame on them. To blatantly block a bill that would help our veterans because you felt like throwing a temper tantrum over pointless Iran sanctions that stand no chance at passing is absolutely pathetic. Thankfully Harry Reid didn’t let this disgusting display by Republicans go without having a few choice words: “I hope all the veterans groups have witnessed all the contortions the Republicans have done to defeat this bill. Shame on Republicans for bringing base politics into a bill to help veterans.” Sadly, I doubt many conservatives will care about this. I’m sure Fox News will spin it against Democrats, and being that conservatives typically watch no other news but Fox, they’ll never know the truth as to why a bill to help veterans was blocked. That’s if they report on it at all. This is just another example of the party of hypocrisy, the Republican party, contradicting yet another one of their key talking points to play partisan politics. Because when it came down to supporting our veterans, or support the Republican party’s own self interests, Republicans chose themselves. [end] Im not familiar with the moment in time and the related story, if any, regarding this picture, but I do know from listening to Senator Sanders speak many times that he gets extremely exasperated by the wholesale harm that the GOP side of the aisle endlessly inflicts and rains down upon his country, my country, your country, and perhaps unfortunately for us all (with exception only to themselves, as well as their rich masters), their country. Ill tell you conservative-minded friends, what your party is doing, and has been doing, to our country for many years now is just about too much to believe. This picture truly says it all. He may not be crying behind those hands, but Ill tell you honestly that it doesnt mean he doesnt want to. Many times--and this goes a bit more for men than for women, I think generally--you cant cut loose with your full, unfettered feelings because theyre just too intense and potentially shattering if completely unleashed. So, its kept inside. How powerful, though, can ones feelings about ones own beloved country be when you witness its daily destruction by people whose motive is nothing more than unprincipled, completely amoral greed? Um, unless you thought Senator Sanders was joking about this stuff? Ill guarantee you its no joke and its all the truth.
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