Protect Those Tax Cuts!

Is it possible to become any angrier?

Bush and the Congressional Republicans have refused to consider rolling back the $336 billion in new tax cuts that the richest 1% are due to get over the next 5 years. For all their talk about sacrifice, they won't ask the rich to sacrifice anything to help pay for reconstruction but what they will do is cut spending massively. This includes cutting quality of life programs for the military--including health care. During war time. While seriously injured troops are trying to figure out how to put their lives back together after they've lost a limb or suffered some other disfiguring injury.

Support our troops, my ass.

And because everything has to have a name, the SOBs have called this "Operation Offset." They are asking troops to "accept reduced health care benefits for their families." Additionally, "the stateside system of elementary and secondary schools for military family members could be closed." In the past, this idea "has faced strong opposition from parents of children attending the schools because public schools [in and around bases] are seen as offering lower-quality education."

I'll never forget the day after Election Day. I walked into daycare to see one of our providers cheering Bush's reelection with another parent. A military parent. I sure hope he's happy now.

Sirota has the rest. I need to go have some scream therapy or something.