Capitol Hill wife won't sit stll (FL rep's wife loves Marines)

Saint Petersburg Times ^ | December 19, 2005 | BILL ADAIR

[Chieftain]

BETHESDA, Md. - This is not how congressional wives are supposed to act.

They are not supposed to curse at Pentagon officials, write angry letters to President Bush or say that members of Congress take bribes.

But Beverly Young, the wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young of Indian Shores, doesn't play by those rules. Spend a day with her visiting wounded Marines at the National Naval Medical Center and you'll hear a few expletives. When she sees a photograph of a former hospital official, Beverly says: "See this b----? If she were here, I'd deck her."

But mostly what you hear from Beverly is compassion for the Marines who lie in the surgical ward, wincing from their injuries. Many have had arms or legs amputated. She holds their hands and tells each of them, "We love you, Marine."

[Chieftain]

What an AWESOME woman.

[Chieftain]

PING!

[prognostigaator]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[areafiftyone]

WOW! WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE HER!

[msnimje]

I'd Deck the b---h too!!

[Minus_The_Bear]

I fail to see how these injured Marines are the fault of Bush. I admire her work to bring the injured soldiers comfort but she seems like a world class a-hole.

[areafiftyone]

She is a Republican so she can vote for Bill in primary elections, but at least once she voted against him. In 1984, she voted for Democrat Robert Kent, a former wig salesman who changed his name from Ivan Korunek because he wanted a stronger name. He had little money and got trounced, but Beverly liked his honesty. She always prefers the underdog.

If only all Democrats could be like her.

[cgk]

Ditto on the AWESOME! We do need more like her...!

[Pessimist]

That's the most uplifting story I've heard so far this Christmas season.

[darkwing104]

I would love to sic her on to the rats...She could probably punch out the Hilderbeast and Dean in 3 seconds.

[Renderofveils]

Now this is the kind of person the libs should mold themselves after. I'd actually have an ounce of respect for them if they had this kind of resolve.

[cgk]

I love this, from the article:

When she discovered the military charged wounded soldiers for hospital meals, she raised such a fuss Congress repealed the law.

[bray]

God Bless Her!

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[lilylangtree]

Women like this make me proud that I'm a woman.

[mosquitobite]

Members of Congress usually live in pricey homes close to the Capitol or in nearby suburbs. But the Youngs live 30 miles away in Woodbridge, Va. Beverly says it's all they can afford because her husband "doesn't take bribes like all the others."

Says it all, doesn't it...

[yldstrk]

You go girl!

[mosquitobite]

Amen.

[Blood of Tyrants]

"I could buy a dress for George Bush's Christmas party - or give $200 to (the fiancee of the wounded Marine). I'd rather give it to the girl."

If a quarter of the Congress were like this we would have no problems.

[glaseatr]

What an AWESOME woman.

That is an understatement.

[msf92497]

I'm glad she is doing some good for the wounded, but she is hardly to be lauded for anything else she has done. Her views regarding homosexuality and abortion, at a minimum, discredit her.