Posted on 03/16/2009 4:50:49 PM PDT by autumnraine
WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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."
The Commander, clearly angered as he emerged from the session said, "This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ' to care for him who shall have borne the battle' given that the United States government sent members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America's veterans!"
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If he issues that order, he will open a keg of powder that he cannot close.
LLS
” i’ve noticed when he “salutes”, it appears to be half-a**ed attempt, “
There was a video a week or two ago on cable of Barry saluting and as he brought his arm down-he did this arm flick thing,
like he was flinging away something distasteful .
He shows more respect for his basketball.
Obama bankrupting the injured military and their families
( and that’s what it would do) has been out there since last Tuesday.
The minute the words were out of Shinseki’s mouth on Tuesday-every elected Republican should have assembled en masse on the steps of the Congress
and angrily denounced this.
We got crickets...
Billions for Gaza , billions for ACORN, billions for AIG and the finger to our injured soldiers.
Rusty Humphries went ballistic on his radio show last week over this.
Other than FR , Humphries and Drudge today-has anyone else mentioned this ?
If this actually happens Obummer is going to have a revolt on his hands inside and outside the military.
I have no idea. My dad is a retired disabled person who gets his medicine through the VA and he doesn’t have private insurance either.
Keep in mind also, if you work with a Vet, and he is billed an extremely high bill from a war injury, YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE GOES UP.
If you ask me, that is the goal here to push socialized medicine.
Can you send me some sources on how he plans on destroying NASA? I remember reading about him cutting some programs, but I have a goony liberal friend (and yes, I have way too many of them. I run in the wrong circles I guess but I end up doing more converting of them then they do of me) who is an astronomer and is convinced that Obama is the “Science President” because McCain didn’t like the observatory Obama gave some Chicago place that ended up campaigning for him. He couldn’t see Obama was buying votes and couldn’t care two wits about science.
AMEN!!!! LLS, I love me some hippy John Lennon and the Beatles (most especially the love of my life, Julian. I know, it’s my age) and I can sing that song FOR REAL now!
Obama said he would not weaponize space, for one. Two, he put on hold ares/orion which is the follow on to the shuttle. he gave $1B to NASA in the stimulus (I think it was) but he gave $5B to ACORN; that sure tells ME he doesn’t think much of NASA.
See my post below about people who work with vets and their insurance increasing due to higher levels of payments or potential payments and the easing in of socialized medicine.
Of course I don’t doubt it’s a double whammy of cracking the country. I have always been afraid Obama was a sleeper cell himself.
His “salute” telegraphs his contempt.
When is the march on Washington and where do I sign up.
Let’s see what Obambi does when millions of pissed off veterans show up on the mall.
that’s it, he does not look proud in any sense of being “commander-in-chief”, only komdrad in chief
The Bastard in Chief will voice all the support in the world, then cut off the $, just as he is doing to the military.
i must have seen the same footage, it really was disgraceful
My stepdad is already talking about setting a group for Georgia.
If I find out anything concrete or he said if there is a date where it will be nationwide, I will let you know when I know.
Yep... love the Beatles myself... and even Lennon would be shocked at the crap hussein is pulling.
LLS
You commented, “As an American,a Veteran, a Christian, I am truly ashamed that there were enough weak, spineless, whiney Americans, to have voted this absolute LOSER into the Presidency.”
As a veteran myself, I have been constantly amazed by the many, many veterans who vote for the Democrats even though their policies have been detrimental to the nation’s best interests. I know many who voted for Obama. We are a free people and can vote for whomever we please but, like you, I find it incredible that so many bought into Obama’s Marxism, hook, line and sinker.
My dad called me and played a piece from the Rachel Maddow show (I know, he’s a hopeless lib) and even she was like WTF? What is he doing? Apparently (according a spokesman for a VA group) this is going to be DOA in Congress because dems and republicans are not going to pass this.
I hope this is true.
I still want it out there so that people can see him for what he is.
How many men and women will not have their jobs waiting when they get back from duty in reserves because their provider doesn’t want to sit and get hit with a high claim while an employee is in Iraq?
How many employers WON’T HIRE VETS OR RESERVES?
How many are police officers and if their health insurance goes up, so do your local taxes?
As Julian said, he would be screaming at the tv “That’s a load of CRAP!” LOL!
I am beyond disgust. Bambi is not an American, certainly not a patriot, and generally speaking, one huge mistake.
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