To: DOUG H who wrote (616005 ) 9/1/2004 3:29:48 PM From: Kenneth V. McNutt Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670 And here are some more lies expounded by one of Kerry's helpers, the AP, and picked up by all those who print his speeches verbatim. Today it is USA today. Many vets are taken in by his lying. AP He, Kerry, accused the administration of failing to keep faith with the nation's 36 million veterans by underfunding VA programs that leave thousands of former servicemen and women without adequate, timely health care and reduced retirement and disability payments. "The job will be done when the government stops asking veterans for increased co-payments, enrollment fees and other charges to shift the burden of care to more veterans and drive more than a million veterans out of the system," he said. These are both goddam out and out lies The number of Veterans "driven from the VA program" rises exponentially every time Kerry opens his lying mouth. It started at 650,00, now up to a million. The truth. Under President Bush the VA funding has soared 40% in three years, after being decimated by Clinton, from $22 billion under Clinton to $30 billion under Bush(this fiscal year). The waiting time for admission/doctors appointment was up to six months, or more in some areas under Clinton. Bush wants it down to 1 week, or less. The minor requirements to obtain help from the VA will affect no more than 165,000 wealthier vets with non-service connected disabilities and they will be accommodated, budget permitted. I get sick and tired of the lying SOB Kerry misrepresenting President Bush in order to gain the Vet's vote. He is a traitor and should have been held accountable for his actions in 1971. See VA.gov Thought you might be interested in one more example of Kerry's BS. KM