you know you get better wages as a terrorist and a drug lord. Im a disabled veteran and im ashamed to say i fought for my country, because my country which is congress and the president only care for themselves.Bush gets a grant for a baseball stadium and i get a grant to get disabled for him at war.And as for congress ( greedy people ) they get raises for sitting in a chair talking about how they love the troops. ( Bunch of bull!)

It’s OK to do his killing, but don’t ask for a raise!!

DennisD (#70704)
“The Bush administration had asked for a 3 percent military raise for Jan. 1, 2008, enough to match last year’s average pay increase in the private sector”

I didn’t receive a pay increase last year! My income went down, largely because everything else went up. I think that puts me in the majority.

rowdy (#70721)
“I have little use for the military.”

That’s a shame, because if this Empire crashes, (and it probably will) the only thing standing between us and a foreign nation that might REALLY invade is our military.

Debra Istvanik-Strotman (#70731)
“Every American should be ashamed for not standing up for and fighting for our military.”

Truer words have never been spoken! The troops are not the enemy! They are the greatest victims of this administration. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE DYING!

Leefeller (#70739)
“As a Vietnam veteran my contempt for Bush seems to never find an end. Hope I am not alone in this?  Bush needs to be impeached.”

You are not alone. You are in the majority! They BOTH need to be impeached. I think we all agree on that!

enemy of the people (#70743)
“If they are fired up when a Congressman visits it is because their NCOs would kick their asses if they were not properly “enthusiastic.”

It’s called a “Command Performance”
The Commander says,
“You will show up!”
“Yes Sir!”
“You will smile and cheer and be happy to see your Commander in Chief!”
“Yes sir!”
“You will not fall asleep!”
“Yes Sir! No Sir!”

They do such a good job, the “Commander In Chief” actually believes the troops are happy to see him! Always good for a chuckle.

c u n d gulag (#70762)
“I fear it may be too late…”

If you’re still breathing ... it’s not too late!

Inherit The Wind (#70767)
“I almost hope there’s a Hell so George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Karl Rove (!) et al will roast in it!”

Not me ... I want to SEE the accountability!

This Old Brit (#70769)
“I truly wonder sometimes why lamp-posts and piano wire aren’t yet topics of discussion among patriotic Americans.”

Well actually, they are. But the few nice lamp-posts that haven’t been replaced with those ugly steel-neon things (complete with camera) don’t need to be sullied, and why ruin a perfectly good piano?

The best answer I think, is a good old fashioned Tent City on the Mall in Washington DC, with a few hundred thousand citizens who refuse to move until this wrong is righted!

Not to send a message to the White House, because their receiver is always turned off. But to send a message to Congress!

That blinkity blank bleep Congress!

I think it’s about time they get the message ... do something NOW, or YOU wont be coming back!

George Walker Bush (#70783) and Walker - Texas Stranger (#70871)
Well done!

Yes, Lex Luther #70760
“The tragedy of Pat Tillman is the tragedy of America.”

And finally, bdrube (#70807)
“And yet, about 80% of the troops voted to re-elect the very person who is now shafting them.”

Or so you’ve been told.

This is a myth. Created and perpetuated by the “conservative” controlled Media.

When “IKE” was president, this was true. Over the years there’s been a visible shift among career military to the left. The majority of these folks vote ABSENTEE. Do you have any idea how easy it is to “misplace” those votes? I had occasion to listen to a retiring Colonel make the comment following the 2000 presidential fiasco, “Till the day I die, I will always wonder if my vote has ever been counted.”

Bush treats military families the same way he treated the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Military moms and mothers are the new welfare queens. Support the soldiers while they are fighting,when they come home with injuries give them two mouse traps and a can of bug spray for their time spent at the VA hospital. A raise would cut into the profits of
halliburton,blackwater,KRB,and bechtel.In a war that was statted on lies and deception with no accountability these questions must be asked, Do anyone know of any American killed in America by Saddam Hussien? Are suicide deaths counted as casualities of war? Bush has treated the military like a crack whore.he uses them for photo op speeches and fucks them without paying them.

George W. wasn’t then, isn’t now and never will be in touch with the real American. Least of all, a soldier.After all, he bumbled through his own enlistment like some loser, only to go home and bury his head in his momma’s busom while all of his expenses were paid. What have we done?  What will they do next?  We have to force this guy out!

Yo! Chumps

My next GAME.....plan is to tenderize CON-tracts for the privatificate the Army, Navy and Air Force of the US.  It is the Americanized wey to DO....things.  Dick Cheney informified me Halliburton KBR are under WEY to proposify the set up of a new mah-RINE corps.  Dick Cheney and Halliburton assured me - on their honor - it would be Cheaper, more Ecanomicalized and VAL-ue fer the tax prayers .  As their campaign contributions are sig-NIF-icant, I have given them the Green-LITE.
However, I do NOT want that to discouragifcate any UH-thers like Lockheed Martin from TRY-ing though.  If they have a fis-CALoficatized responsible tender we would consider........it.  Campaign contributions are always WELL-come, if you now what I mean.

Those who objectify with short sightedized vision do not understand the WOR or TERR...or in the 21st century.

Bring it on

This was national security judgment by Bush. He has it on very strong authority that troops with extra money are very likely to use it on drugs and thus become not fit for duty.

jon
Connecting the dots: from human behaviors to ecosystem decline
http://StudentsForTheEarth.org

We’ve all said it!  In fact, the public is also aware that BuchCo.Inc. is made up of a bunch of war criminals.  Impeachment is taking way too long.  It looks like it’s time for another revolution

Once again, George Bush is making it clear what his REAL priorities are.  The more he can hold down spending on benefits for soldiers and veterans, the more he has available to prosecute the war that is killing and wounding them.  It makes that refrain I keep hearing from the right side of the aisle in Congress - “Support the troops!” ring rather hollow.

Military personnel are only important to the government when they are capable of fighting.The value of these people mean nothing to Bush. Get hurt, unable to do your duty and they cut you loose.

Delete military and change goverment to corporation change fighting to working and we have corporate america since these bozos have sold us and their souls to big coporations shoud we be suprized ?????

Cheap skates!

They act as if THEY are gonna have to pay for it.

They underestimate the goodness of Americans.  I’d bet the raise would be even heftier if the people could vote on it.  And, I’d go so far as to say that we’d pay for it with even more taxes on ourselves.  Obviously, the Bush base won’t step up.

And yet, about 80% of the troops voted to re-elect the very person who is now shafting them.  You get what you pay for, I guess.

re: Louise #70724
“The only question is what will we call the Empire?”
To quote another TruthDigger, as long as we are under Bush: Dumbfuckistan

Now why don’t our troops receive the same pay/benefits as BlackWater and Haliburton employees? Just speed up the USD presses… or did we export that job too?

Yo!  Scheer

Cease and desistify.  I....know you are wor-KING for the evil Do-ers (full stop) Only a....true American will en-TER the kingdom of heavenificate (full stop)
I...am proudly of my...... SUR-vis 2 the United State of American (full stop)
I honorify our fightin men in uniform an thu spirit they git 4 the SAC-ri-ficifocate they R ...GIV-ing to their nation of American (full stop)

Billions for weapons systems that don’t work and planes that fall out of the sky. Benefits for wounded and pay packages for grunts, no Republican Way.

Bush in his befuddled mind must think all those young men doing what he refused to do in his own time, also have rich fathers who can well afford the damages of war. Sadly they are mostly from average or low income families and Bush/Cheney the cowards don’t want to collect taxes to pay them.

Push that logic a bit more and the troops will be paying fees for their travel plans to visit and experience battle as “it used to be,” when they waited to “see the whites of their eyes” before firing and never lit three cigarettes in a row - but now of course smoking on the battlefield must be forbidden.

Has the administration compared the salaries of the military in third world countries and come to the conclusion that US military must be competitive, except of course for Blackwater mercenaries.
After all isn’t everything a question of market value?  What price for a President?  We could even throw in a Vice-President-two for the price of one.

I truly wonder sometimes why lamp-posts and piano wire aren’t yet topics of discussion among patriotic Americans.

Isn’t it amazing that “supporting the troops” doesn’t mean anything more than supporting President Moron’s idiotic policies, and at the same time shafting our troops, casualties and vets?

What is clear is that Elitist Bush sees other people’s children as cannon fodder, just like he always has. And so do all the chickenhawks he surrounds himself with.  Oh, they all “supported” the Viet Nam War, while they themselves were dodging serving there.  That’s because they are the “elite” and are far to valuable to chance risking their precious asses when there are all these worthless working class kids who can be sent to die.

I almost hope there’s a Hell so George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfawitz, Karl Rove (!) et al will roast in it!

“Support the troop’s!” Just don’t pay them…
I now live in Fayetteville, NC, the home of Fort Bragg.  To see these kid’s is to admire them.
To look at this President is to abhor him.
What happened to this country?  We must all work as hard as we can to take it back from people like Mr. Bush and his supporters.
But, looking at the Republican debate this week, I fear it may be too late…
Still, we must try.

Citizens
It’s only unpatriotic when you call it a new Vietnam Quagmire.
It’s only unpatriotic when you say the medals are meaningless.
It’s only unpatriotic to disinfect Walter Reed.
It’s only unpatriotic when you say most of the officer corps are mediocre career minded bureaucrats.
It’s only unpatriotic when you say Colin Powell was always a career minded, Cover-up, Yes Man.
It’s only unpatriotic when you see how NIXON Cronies ruthlessly elbowed their way up the greasy poll into high office.
It’s only unpatriotic when you point out what Shallow intellects, morals and ethics Neocons actually have.
It’s only unpatriotic when you call this administration a bunch of SELF SERVING CROOKS.
It’s only unpatriotic when you think about the Troops instead of the welfare of Halliburton or Lockheed Martin.

It’s only Patriotic when the Neocons say it is.

The tragedy of Pat Tillman is the tragedy of America.

Bush loves our military only when cameras are on him.

Bush has the audacity to strongly oppose pay increases for our military ‘as unnecessary.’ This man should and must be impeached.

Military personnel are only important to the government when they are capable of fighting.The value of these people mean nothing to Bush. Get hurt, unable to do your duty and they cut you loose. Come home to find you must fight the Veterans Affairs for medical and psychological care. Unfortunately, many are turned away, physically and mentally incapable of fighting yet another enemy to get the benifits they deserve.

Nothing has changed since Nam. You fight the man’s war and then you fight the man for the help they refuse you.

Every Amercian should be ashamed for not standing up for and fighting for our military.

Why doesn’t Bush stand in front of the camera’s and tell all “Let them eat cake.”

Can there still be any doubt what the Bush clan is all about?

Your kids are cannon fodder.

You are tax fodder

Your future is servitude to the Empire.

The only question is what will we call the Empire?

“The Bush administration had asked for a 3 percent military raise for Jan. 1, 2008, enough to match last year’s average pay increase in the private sector”. That must EXCLUDE CEO’S.

Is the private sector putting it’s life on the line every f**king day. Cut back on VA benefits, pay and everything else - just keep being camel fodder for Haliburton etal. like you’re supposed to.

This country’s treatment of our military is pathetic.