Obama appeared at the VFW and described what he isn’t planning to do. Today.
Obama told the veterans that overhaul would not change how they get their medical services – and that nobody in Washington is talking about taking away or trimming their benefits. Instead, he’s instructed senior aides to work with the secretary of veterans affairs to come up with better ways to serve veterans.
The story from five short months ago was just a wee bit different:
The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization says he is “deeply disappointed and concerned” after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases.
“It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan,” said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. “He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it.”
Yes, remember, there are no plans to change anything for vets.
Today.
Just don’t ask about yesterday. Or tomorrow.
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Barack Obama is just a talker. He thinks we’re stupid.
How in the world did some of the American voters elect a do-nothing whose experience consists of talking smooth to a bunch of directionless black guys like ACORN!