Salute!

Our good President salutes those in uniform this Veterans Day. On his impromptu visit to the 20-year-old black granite wall honoring the fallen in Vietnam, Bush encountered a group of veterans. "Thank you for serving," he told them. "God Bless you all."

And we salute Bush for having his Department of Veterans Affairs issue guidance* to its field officials to cease outreach activities. We read that VA official, Laura J. Miller, has advised field directors that funding shortfalls are to blame for the decision to eliminate marketing activities. "Actuarial projections indicate a widening gap in the demand versus resource availability." In addition, Miller predicts an equally bleak future under the Bush Administration, "Growth in enrollments and consequent demand is expected to continue."

But hey, that's what happens when tax cuts are a higher priority than medical care for veterans.

* in August 2002

posted by Quiddity at 11/11/2002 07:40:00 AM