By ZamboniWe Democrats have long suffered under GOP accusations that we "don't support the troops." It was a convenient smear for Republicans to use if, say, we happened to oppose invading a country that didn't attack us on September 11, 2001.
Meanwhile, the Worst Person Who's Ever Lived — despite having dodged the draft with spotty service in the National Guard — and the Worst Person Who's Ever Lived (If Indeed He Were a Person) — despite getting five Vietnam-era deferments because he said he had "better things to do" — never hesitated to use members of our Armed Forces as props for their campaign events, and, at the same time, allowed veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq to languish in shameful conditions at Walter Reed.
This is the 21st-century definition of chutzpah.
Well, those awful people are out of power, and today we cats came across another reminder of how much better things are now.
President Obama announced over the weekend that the government will make it easier for vets to claim federal benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. It's just another frustrating hurdle removed for our men and women in uniform— many of whom Bush and Cheney threw into harm's way on a lie.
We cats also think it's really cool that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, who will confirm the new policy today, is the guy who was fired by the Bushies because he dared to tell the truth about their feckless plans for Iraq.
How nice to have "support the troops" actually mean something for a change. We cats PURR.
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