| George Bush caught all manners of hell for the | | | | know. |
| inadequate treatment that many of our wounded | | | | David K. Rehbein was clearly angered as he |
| war veterans were receiving upon return to the | | | | emerged from the session Monday saying, "This |
| States. I am the father of a veteran. Two years | | | | reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the |
| ago I experienced the run around, the hurry up | | | | mandate ' to care for him who shall have borne |
| and wait, the hours that turned into a half day | | | | the battle' given that the United States |
| just waiting in pain to be seen, and what appeared | | | | government sent members of the armed forces |
| to be a lack of compassion due to the overload | | | | into harm's way, and not private insurance |
| at the local Veterans hospital. But, is Obama going | | | | companies. I say again that The American Legion |
| to make things better as he promised in his run | | | | does not and will not support any plan that seeks |
| up top the election? | | | | to bill a veteran for treatment of a service |
| The leader of the nation's largest veterans | | | | connected disability at the very agency that was |
| organization says he is "deeply disappointed and | | | | created to treat the unique need of America's |
| concerned" after a meeting with President Obama | | | | veterans!" |
| today to discuss a proposal to force private | | | | Bill a veteran for risking his life for our nation? Are |
| insurance companies to pay for the treatment of | | | | you kidding me? |
| military veterans who have suffered | | | | Rehbein went on to say, "I got the distinct |
| service-connected disabilities and injuries. The | | | | impression that the only hope of this plan not |
| Obama administration recently revealed a plan to | | | | being enacted, is for an alternative plan to be |
| require private insurance carriers to reimburse the | | | | developed that would generate the desired |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such | | | | $540-million in revenue. The American Legion has |
| cases. | | | | long advocated for Medicare reimbursement to |
| | | | | VA for the treatment of veterans. This, we |
| Say what? | | | | believe, would more easily meet the President's |
| "It became apparent during our discussion today | | | | financial goal. We will present that idea in an |
| that the President intends to move forward with | | | | anticipated conference call with White House Chief |
| this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. | | | | of Staff Rahm Emmanuel soon." |
| Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is | | | | However, our government can give $170 |
| looking forward to generate $540-million by this | | | | BILLION to AIG so that they can reward their |
| method, but refused to hear arguments about | | | | executives with $165 MILLION in bonuses for |
| the moral and government-avowed obligations | | | | having the largest ever in history quarterly loss |
| that would be compromised by it." I can't attest | | | | ($61.7 BILLION) in the 4q of 2008? Tell me how |
| to what Obama may or may not do, but this, we | | | | this sounds? |