What now Ollie?

It seems that every day more bad news about the administration in Washington (President Bush or his appointees) is being revealed. The worst by far, is the treatment of returning disabled soldiers by the military and Veterans Administration. We sent these men and woman overseas to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, and if injured, are returned to the US for care. Now, you don’t need to be an actuary to realize that if we send soldiers to war, there will be casualties and a need to hospitalize and treat them.

Our soldiers have been in active combat for over four years. Why didn’t the administration budget for, and provide funds to properly treat our returning soldiers? Is the president thinking about falling on his sword for the incompetence that is prevalent in his administration? He seems to make political appointees that are unable to perform their jobs. Political or religious philosophy is the only basis for appointment to a government job. From Supreme Court justice to the lowest political appointment the candidate must be vetted for both political and religious views.

I think it’s time we voted the leadership of the Republican party out of office and give some new candidates the opportunity to return our government to a philosophy of ”by the people and for the people”.