We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:04:23 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ...get linked by submariners! And get some traffic, too, especially from The Stupid Shall Be Punished. Another linker however, Unconsidered Trifles, (yet another blogging submariner) pointed me to Michelle Malkin and her post on 'cuts' to VA benefits, a new talking point for Democrats. You can read the links for the details, I'll just offer this. I am a disabled veteran, in the Priority 1 group (which means the VA takes me space-required, no charge, for life (unless my rating should drop for some reason). I don't have to pay a dime for anything. That was true last year, and... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:42:59 -0600 P.S.- do the doctors truly cut off americans' balls at birth of do they simply shrivel up and fall off as they are utterly useless to you bunch of cowards? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14308 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14308 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:48:23 -0600 Thank you for demonstrating once again how limited and anemic is america's concept of "freedom of expression". If I wrote some garbage about those pussyfags being "defenders of liberty" or some nonsense then my post certainly would have stayed up forever. But since it was a dissenting viewpoint that, by the way, you obviously could not even attempt to disprove, it got erased in 5 minutes, along with the whole thread (and picture of the kneepad-wearing douchebag)! Amazing! Looks like america's definition of "freedom" is "the freedom to express a cookie-cutter mainstream opinion that the rest of the sheep are expressing" but conspicuously does not include DISSENTING views! I can't think of a more COWARDLY, PUSSIFIED country than america!!! No wonder the world hates it!!! Fuck you and your pussy bully nation!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14305 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14305 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:44:20 -0600 Thanks for the link; it's particularly gratifying to get noticed by a great blog. Also, thanks for posting on the USS San Francisco incident and further educating me about VA benefits issues! Sincerely, --Will http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14107 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14107 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:05:21 -0600 They're complaining about a benefit for VA medical care, for veterans with little or no disability rating? And they're complaining about a $15 drug co-pay and $250 enrollment fee? Am I hearing this right? Our MONTHLY premium is more than that enrollment fee. Our drug co-pay ranges between $10 and $40. Now, granted, that is for private sector insurance through my husband's employer, and he's never put his life on the line for our country while on the job, but still. That's a TON more than those vets are being asked to pay. Vets who have no long-term physical or mental issues as a result of military service. Now, if I'm wrong about my understanding of this issue, I'll gladly eat my words and beg John to remove my comments, but I think I have it right. If someone is injured- mentally or physically- while on ANY job, that employer should pay the bills until the injury is resolved. Keep in mind that some injuries are never fully resolved and are to be considered permanent disabilities and should always be the responsibility of that employer to cover. Coverage may come at a cost, but the brunt of the cost should be covered by the employer. I smashed my finger on the job when I was 19, but does that entitle me to Workman's Comp every time I need to see a doctor now? NO! Was I injured on the job? Yes. But that doesn't entitle me to life-time medical benefits from the State of Ohio as paid for by my previous employer. No employer should be bound to cover an ex-employee's health care coverage beyond the date of full recovery. I don't care if that employer is the restaurant down the street or the US Government. If your employer is gratious enough to offer health care benefits post-employment, I see no reason why you shouldn't help pay for it (except in the case of permanent disability, as explained above.) This is just an extension of our welfare state reaching over into the military, IMHO, and costs us millions every year unnecessarily. That money could be spent a lot more wisely on things like military death benefits and outfitting our soldiers with the best equipment available. Anyway, that's my 2 cents (ok, more like a nickel, since I've ran on). http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14078 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/post_about_a_submarine.html#comment-14078 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:59:43 -0600