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A-Schwarzenegger

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9. Yes. One good thing is that the VA groups are unified in opposing this.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 05:03 PM
Dec 2016

If Trump tries this I think/hope it would wake up a lot of vets who vote Repub. It's interesting that the VA post is the last Cabinet position to be filled. They don't know how bad they should try to fuck the VA.

And a follow-up from today (12-30-16) A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #1
Excellent first article, will read this too. Thanks! Hortensis Dec 2016 #17
Thanks for reading, Hortensis. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #19
Thank you for both.. mountain grammy Jan 2017 #29
Youre welcome, mountain. A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #30
manufacturing or vastly exaggerating scandals moondust Dec 2016 #2
Mine, too. Couldn't be happier or more grateful for the VA. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #4
Very good comprehensive article. moondust Dec 2016 #6
Thanks for reading, moondust. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #13
This is one reason I absolutely don't understand why the military votes GOP LisaM Dec 2016 #3
May that change if the Repubs do try to privatize. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #5
I was pleased to find that some staunch Republican VN vet friends voted for Hillary pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #18
I think we'll see more vets turn from the Repubs A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #20
I thought only the officers voted repuke. KamaAina Jan 2017 #27
My buddy is an Army officer. Ace Rothstein Jan 2017 #28
Very good read thanks lunasun Dec 2016 #7
Yes. One good thing is that the VA groups are unified in opposing this. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #9
Thanks for posting this Story. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #8
Youre welcome, I agree about vets seeing the reality of this. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #10
If one had been paying attention, Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #11
They are absolutely without a single human scruple A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #12
Speaking of that.. I just saw this blast from the kochs' past.. Cha Dec 2016 #14
Fucking lizards. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #21
One must assume the Koch boys are also Republican chickenhawks Achilleaze Dec 2016 #15
Yep. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #22
IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff pointed out Trump's special insult to vets pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #16
If only everybody would have listened to what Trump was saying BEFORE they voted. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #23
It seems like they did Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #40
"All i know is he promised me a great job doing something for a lot of money! A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #42
LOL Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #43
It does, doesnt it? A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #44
I wonder if we could turn Trump against the Koch brothers... hunter Dec 2016 #24
and things will get ugly for Trump as well A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #25
But not before Trump does his best to turn us into a nation of serfs... Rollo Jan 2017 #26
When they say "fix" they mean privatize. When they say "choice" they mean profits funneled suffragette Jan 2017 #31
1984 is here at last. A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #32
Yes, with a twist of Shock Doctrine. suffragette Jan 2017 #33
I've been thinking of the Shock Doctrine as well, mountain grammy Jan 2017 #35
Entirely agree.. suffragette Jan 2017 #36
Excelent article. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #34
Thanks for reading it, McCamy. A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #41
They won't get their way on this Generic Brad Jan 2017 #37
The Kochs made him mad? A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2017 #38
The one and the same Generic Brad Jan 2017 #39
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