Coburn Criticized For Placing Hold On Pending Veterans Legislation.

[allan]

Coburn Criticized For Placing Hold On Pending Veterans Legislation. In continuing coverage, the second item in the syndicated "Sgt. Shaft" column, appearing in the Washington Times (10/29, Fales, 77K), notes that after a "recent unanimous approval of Congress, legislation to secure timely and predictable funding for the veterans' health care system has received" President Barack Obama's signature. It is "very disappointing," however, "that Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, has placed a hold on some other important pending veterans legislation, saying that he wants the costs to be offset in the budget. Among those most affected by the hold is the Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act of 2009." The column argues, "Veterans and their families should not be held hostage by one senator as they continue to make sacrifices for the country."

http://www.veteranstoday.com/article9181.html

[ArmyTexas]

He is only part of the problem. Most of the problem is every senator or representative say "they vote/represent their district's needs", yet I'm in Texas and his vote effects me. They should be accountable to all, not their disctricts. They do it all the time, he must have something that he needs to get passed, so he's holding us hostage.

[john999]

Texas

You are right. It is horse trading. These guys have no conscience. Our system produces these creatures. The people are so downtrodden they only have time to just survive, and cannot involve themselves in the political process. Americans are worried about having jobs while these congress critters wheel and deal. My state government in Florida is even worse. Most state reps are just unindicted felons.

[pigdriver]

POLITCS!! Ever wonder what the word really means? The latin word for many is poli; tics are world know as bloodsuckers!!! Therefore POLITICS means many bloodsuckers!!

[Commander Bob]

Texas

You are right. It is horse trading. These guys have no conscience. Our system produces these creatures. The people are so downtrodden they only have time to just survive, and cannot involve themselves in the political process. Americans are worried about having jobs while these congress critters wheel and deal. My state government in Florida is even worse. Most state reps are just unindicted felons.

When it comes to veterans issues and politicians from my generation, I measure their validity with their actions in their youth, during the Vietnam war. In this case the Hon. Senator Coburn did not serve in the military, and avoided the draft. How does a man sit in judgment of the needs of veterans when he was back home "safe in his bed", while our generation gave life and limb for him and his future. We all had to make a decision or face the draft or hide in a deferment or Canada. He did not serve, when he had the chance... His life's record speaks for itself.

Edited October 30, 2009 by Commander Bob

[Pete53]

When it comes to veterans issues and politicians from my generation, I measure their validity with their actions in their youth, during the Vietnam war. In this case the Hon. Senator Coburn did not serve in the military, and avoided the draft. How does a man sit in judgment of the needs of veterans when he was back home "safe in his bed", while our generation gave life and limb for him and his future. We all had to make a decision or face the draft or hide in a deferment or Canada. He did not serve, when he had the chance... His life's record speaks for itself.

His judgment is based on ideology. I call him a Grand Stander who is looking for some kind of attention.

[Testvet]

When it comes to veterans issues and politicians from my generation, I measure their validity with their actions in their youth, during the Vietnam war. In this case the Hon. Senator Coburn did not serve in the military, and avoided the draft. How does a man sit in judgment of the needs of veterans when he was back home "safe in his bed", while our generation gave life and limb for him and his future. We all had to make a decision or face the draft or hide in a deferment or Canada. He did not serve, when he had the chance... His life's record speaks for itself.

Coburn and Demint both are well known for putting "holds" on any business they do not approve of and the "holds" prevent the business from getting to the floor of the senate they both have been doing it for years Coburn longer than Demint but Demint hasn't wasted any time learning how to use the little known rules to mess up stuff many times it has nothing to do with what they are holding up it's just games to get back at whomever it was that is the sponsor of the proposed law or to play with the White House wasn't Coburn the one who held up Tammy Duckworths confirmation hearing?