Reply #74: Obama had the chance to do that when he met with the vets but that did NOT [View All]

[biopowertoday]

happen.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702537_2.html?hpid=topnews

.......Veterans groups said the plan was a puzzling political misstep by the new administration in its relations with the 25 million Americans who have served in the military. Obama heard firsthand about such objections Monday when he met with leaders of the groups at the White House.

"To ask veterans to save $500 million in a budget of over $100 billion is not only bad policy, it is bad politics," said Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, who attended the meeting.

"It could be a rookie mistake," he said. "Ultimately, it's only going to hurt the president."