I’m not creating this article simply to go against the current Administration. Barack Obama has nothing but my unwavering respect - seeing how he is our nation’s president. The issue here is that he has a plan to require private insurance companies (the ones currently screwing many Americans over) pay back the Department of Veterans Affairs for any injuries that troops get on the battlefield.

What this means is that troops, who sacrifice their time, lives, and freedom to protect our country and interests, will now have to pay for any injuries they incur by taking enemy fire.

The great irony here is that Obama has been promising Universal Healthcare (so did Clinton) to regular individuals such as you and I - but now slaps veterans in the face for sacrificing their lives.

This kind of action is like when a parent punishes you for doing something they asked you to do - except this time the parent is the Commander in Chief and the action is fighting for their position as world’s most powerful leader. I’m so sorry Obama, I guess vets just aren’t good enough for you.

I spent time trying to find this from other news sources, but you really can’t. It is mentioned, but only in passing. Instead the most popular news site on the Internet, MSNBC is reporting the “Tough times hit entertainment industry” and ABC News is reporting “‘Top Model’ Hopefuls Feel Short-Shrifted”. At least the actors and models didn’t get injured in battle.

As long as we’re privatizing things, maybe we should call the Libertarian Party to come spit on the vets too?

More information: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/17/vets-group-blasts-obama-plan-private-insurance-pay-service-related-health-care/