"If we would quit getting into unnecessary wars .i.e Vietnam, Iraq 2 times, and Afghaistan, and stopped wasting money of weapons we never use we could more than pay for health care for all."

Frankly, if we would quit paying for civilian help, which btw costs the US a LOT, we would have a more self-sufficient military and it would cost much less. As for the weapons being a waste, I would have to see which weapons you're talking about. There are some that are simply deterrents by simply existing (i.e. ICBMs) and then there are those which are used on a pretty regular basis (i.e. the Apache helicopter).

But I wouldn't argue with you that there is SOME unnecessary spending in the military...just as there undoubtedly is in ANY government function.

"Afghanistan is hardly an unnecessary war, not as long as Pakistan has nukes. The Taliban cannot get access to these or we are all screwed."

I believe it was bretbart who said it was an unnecessary war. I didn't agree with him. I just said there was a lot of money going to private corporations to do jobs the military USED to do and could still do again, if required to do so. We did a lot of these jobs in the 1980s...the only difference is that now we have less personnel in the military than we did then.

"You don't understand. You voted for Bush twice and were ready to vote for Bush with boobs: Palin."

Wow...I guess you weren't paying a LOT of attention during the last election. Palin WASN'T running for President against Obama...McCain was!

Palin was running for Vice President...so I guess you could say she was running against Biden.

the manditory end-of-life counseling that is required in the current bill (as last I read it)? Well, a form of that is currently being used in the VA.

Here's the video from Foxnews (Yeah, I know many of you don't like Foxnews but I still suggest you see the video anyway).

'Death Book' Debate

http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/26011179/death-book-debate.htm#q=death+book+debate

And here is a copy of the pamphlet:

http://www.rihlp.org/pubs/Your_life_your_choices.pdf

Regardless of what everyone thinks, I wanted everyone to get a look at the unvarnished booklet.

Thanks! Lord knows, I can use all the blessings I can get. :-)

"Down in Dixie, if someone says something silly (like you said) and someone wants to be polite, you say what I said. If you're not going to be serious, which you weren't when you "informed" me that Palin was lusting to be the VP, I can't reply."

I happen to live in Dixie and I knew what you meant...but since I didn't say anything silly, I took it to be a thanks. Oh I was serious about Palin. She wasn't running for President and to say she was running against Obama is what is silly.

"You're wrong. She's a leech on the government. She can work. She does work. So, she garners three salaries: her insane military pension, which is insane because no one in corporate America gets to retire after 20 years. Her welfare check, which is insane, because it's a second check and she doens't need it. Her corporate salary, which is the only one she fully earns. I pay for the first two."

Oh boy, a leech on the government. Wow. So I guess being ready to go to any 3rd world hellhole to be shot at for 20 years isn't worth a pension. Ok. Now...is it welfare she gets or military disability? If it's welfare, which I doubt as a military pension would probably pay her more than what would qualify her for one, then ok I agree. But if it's military disability, that is NOT a welfare check. It is compensation for a permanent injury suffered while on military duty...big difference.

"Saying it isn't welfare doesn't make it so. It comes from my pocket into hers via the government. I don't want her to have it, because she lives in a mansion and doesn't need it, but that's the way socialism works."

Ah but she EARNED it in the military...that is part of her compensation package for being in the military, whether you like it or not. When she signed up, it was in the paperwork. If you envy her so much, why not join up? Many have and aren't complaining...even if they have to go to Iraq or Afghanistan.