Is there a better way?

Things go bad; it’s true, life happens. However it’s how we deal with things which make us different. Every person handles things different, those that look at things with a positive outlook, tend to deal with life as it happens much better. Those are the folks that don’t see a problem, only a solution. Then we have those who look to place the blame for the bad things, instead of trying to fix it, or find a solution. Of course we also have to have those that deny there is a problem.

Instead of forcing those who have served our Country to go to a VA hospital, why not just allow them to go to any hospital? Some VA hospitals are very well run, and some are rotten. Why do we treat folks here in our Country, illegal for free at our best hospitals? Yet they turn away are Veterans? What about programs for decompressing our Combat troops when they come home? Those are the ones who need help before being discharged. Why not some programs that help them get a job, and still get counseling paid for by the Feds? After all they only have the problems due to serving our Country.

I do not care how you feel about the war in Iraq, or Afgan. I only care about what; we as a Nation are going to do for our service personal? Write you’re Congressman or women let them know they need to put a good program in place, not a band aid, but something that works. Here is an idea, why not talk to the Professionals, find out what would work for them, then do it. Instead of just putting it in the same room with Social Security and Medicare, lets at least try to fix something. Take the time to find out what is being done in your name, by your Congressman or women. Look at the annual pig book that gets put out. See what pet projects get snuck into a bill. Hell, just today, we had a news report about Louisiana State government trying to pass a law for the name of the State Cocktail. Please someone tell me how this is more important than our veterans. Granted this was on a State level. If you take the time to read what passed and what failed in Congress over the last 8 years, hell just go back for the last 2 years. Before you blame it all on Bush, if someone tells you that they will veto a law, and you don’t have the votes to override it, why work on that? Why not spend time working on laws that will get passed. Bottom line we need to overhaul our Government.

Maybe I am just getting grouchy in my old age.

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