LATimes -- Back of the Hand to Those Who Gave So Much

It may be one of the cruelest bait-and-switches in history. At issue is a promise by the government to World War II and Korean War veterans that their health-care benefits would be guaranteed for life.

Now that this bill has come due, the government has reneged and said it is not legally bound to make good on its promise.
A federal court of appeals in Washington ruled last week that although a promise was made by the government, it was a promise that could legally be broken. The court ruled that the loss was significant for these veterans and that the breach of the promise was shocking. Yet it could not force the government to act morally.

This is a Republican problem, remember that the House controls the purse strings of our government. The House decides what gets funded. And it has been a Republican House that for years has been screwing veteran's. A President can draw attention to a problem and possibly fix it but the House controls funding. Bush could fix this instantly but his administration has announced new policies or continuation of old policies harming veteran's. So why do over 90% of vet organizations support Bush? Because no Democrat of stature has called them on this. Get someone to speak up and blame Bush and the Republican House.