Obama Scraps Plan to Bill Private Insurance Companies for Veterans Injured During Service

  One of the most reprehensible plans that I have ever heard of may now have been scrapped by President Obama. President Obama, in a move that would have saved about $500 million, was seriously considering the notion of forcing veterans to use their personal health insurance to cover injuries that they incurred during their service to our country. I can’t even begin to describe the anger and disgust that I feel when I think about this proposal.

  Nancy Pelosi has come out and said that President Obama has abandoned this idea and the current policy will remain in place.

President Obama listened to the genuine concerns expressed by the veteran service organizations regarding the option of billing service-connected injuries to veterans’ insurance companies,” said Pelosi. “Based on the respect President Obama has for veterans and the principle concerns of our veteran leaders, the president made the decision that combat wounds should not be billed through their insurance policies

  While I am extremely happy that the president changed his mind I have to take issue with Nancy Pelosi’s statement. She claimed that “based on the respect President Obama has for the veterans” Obama changed his mind. That statement is a crock of shit. If Obama had respect for the veterans he would never have even entertained the notion of taking their government health benefits away from them.

  The truth is that this was a public relations nightmare for the president and only when he saw the negative attention that he was getting did he change his mind. I am glad the outcry paid off in this case, I can think of nothing more important that taking care of those who take care of the country, but don’t sit there and tell me that Obama feels the same way.

  If it wasn’t for the outcry the president would have continued on with his plan to screw over the veterans who were injured defending our country and following the order that his majesty gave to them. The intent and the will was there, it was the outcry not Obama’s “respect for the veterans” that stopped this from happening.

  It looks like in the end the right thing was done but we now know where Barack Obama stands in regards to his feeling toward United States veterans. And the military in general. I am glad this turned out right and I am equally glad that the president exposed himself on this issue.