Posted on 10/02/2013 1:54:22 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) said this morning that legislators present at the World War II memorial who didn’t have veterans from their states present were merely playing politics.
“There’s people here who have nothing to do,” McCaskill said this morning at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. ”They’re just trying to score a political point.”
When asked by CNS News if they were attempting to grandstand, McCaskill answered that “it appears that they are,” but did not single out any legislators by name.
Earlier this morning, World War II veterans entered the memorial for the second time in as many days despite barricades and signs declaring the site closed. The veterans were flown to Washington, D.C. by Honor Flight, an organization that works to bring veterans to their memorials. Today’s veterans included groups from Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri. McCaskill said she comes to the memorial regularly to meet veterans on Honor Flights from her state.
Lawmakers turned out both days at the memorial. Representative Steve King (R., Iowa) distracted a Park Police official yesterday so that veterans could enter and Representative Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) was present yesterday and today. Senators Mark Kirk, (R., Ill.) and Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) were at the memorial this morning, as were Representatives Louie Gohmert (R., Texas) and Ann Wagner (R., Mo.).
“The only political points that were tried to be scored was when this administration intentionally tried to inflict pain on veterans that served this country,” Gohmert said when told of McCaskill’s remark. When asked why McCaskill would make that accusation, Gohmert responded, “Well, in Texas we used to say that the guilty dog usually barks first.”
Yesterday the R’s were shown sitting at a table ‘waiting’ for some D’s to ‘talk to’.
MEANWHILE, the D’s were at the various bus stops and entrances etc with the FURLOUGHED workers standing behind them and the LIBS saying “We are behind you”????
To have ANYONE from EITHER party claim the other party is ‘fawning’ for the cameras is one HYPOCRITICAL SOB.
Love it...the first dissent from the “Plantation’, DC Mayor Gray has proclaimed ALL DC Employees are essential and even went so far as to say “IF AN EMPLOYEE ISN’T ESSENTIAL THEY SHOULDN’T BE ON THE PAYROLL”...
Finally a LIB or even a POL that ‘gets’ it.
Love this!
Here’s a “senator” who is unaware that Americans are free (understand that word, senator?) to move from one state to another for whatever reason they have.
I look at those VETS (any war) and wonder how many were born in one state and now live 3000 miles away. It is the choice of a free people, free because THEY WERE THERE.
I remember one vet who visited 7 state columns, saying a short prayer for those of his buddies who never made it back.
If this statement is typical of a Democrat senator, then no wonder we are in the latrine.
I’m sure Rep Peter King (R-NY) has some nasty things to say to about these Republican military supporters.
That Monument belongs to The People! Who is McCaskill to behyotch about who is there?
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I would say more of the latter rather than the former.
[“There’s people here who have nothing to do,” McCaskill said this morning at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. ”They’re just trying to score a political point.” ]
No, that’s what you’re doing, the others came to support the Vets.
What do you have against dogs?
To quote Sarah Palin today, “STORM THE BARRYCADES!!”
Where was McK when MO Veterans came yesterday?
Well Clair, it was a lot more productive than sitting around waiting to negotiate w Harry and Barry!
“There’s people here who have nothing to do””
We’ve all known people like this - only it was in the first grade. “We were here first.” Same mentality!!!
Disgusting garbage.
The chicken that squawks first laid the egg
Shut your mouth, McCackle !
That is the way I heard it. “The first chicken cackles is the one who laid the egg.”
and to think this corrupted beech gets to occupy a senate seat. I blame the ash hole voters mostly...
who gives a &#%@what state the vets are from.
Lord how low can they go.
how out of touch can they get.
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