[GAsux]

Veterans issues always have and always will be underfunded. Unfortunately, it's not a Bush Admin thing, its a government thing in general.

The mistreatment of veterans isn't nearly as disgusting as the mistreatment of people still in uniform, particularly Guards and Reservists. It's not offensive that so many have been called up to fight. It's the unfortunate nature of the business.

However, it's horrible that virtually every member of the administration has the audacity to stand in front of every camera they can find and say gold bless the troops, we support you 100%, etc, then choose not to sign legislation granting those same Guards and Reservists life insurance offered to their active duty counterparts.

I'm not a Guard or Reservist but I would be pissed if the people who "support me 100%" felt it fair to call me up for 24+ months at a time on active duty, send me to a combat zone, and at the same time refuse to offer me the same life insurance the active duty guys I was fighting with are afforded.