tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post555407748917806060..comments2024-03-17T12:51:46.412-07:00Comments on Cutting Through The Crap: Vetting The CandidatesSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-34923701870124710852012-08-30T18:52:07.970-07:002012-08-30T18:52:07.970-07:00Your comment puts the stupid ones above it to sham...Your comment puts the stupid ones above it to shame. Your tragic story is all too common.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-25772004575292072732012-08-30T18:32:24.749-07:002012-08-30T18:32:24.749-07:00Oh dude sorry. JD Spencer on that last comment. i ...Oh dude sorry. JD Spencer on that last comment. i didn't see the caveat! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-17437487954785349022012-08-30T18:31:50.153-07:002012-08-30T18:31:50.153-07:00I came home with both legs missing to the hip. Wha...I came home with both legs missing to the hip. What did I get? Poor medical care, limited disability, and forgotten about. Republicans love to start wars, but they don't want to consider what happens to the people they send there. Romney's great patriotic kids can go fight in Iran. I left my body parts in the desert already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-2743456948151986742012-05-17T04:24:58.654-07:002012-05-17T04:24:58.654-07:00Actually, I DON'T really know the Ins/Outs of ...Actually, I DON'T really know the Ins/Outs of Taxes, I leave that up to Manny, my Accountant/Bookie/Consigliore'.<br />See, I can admit my areas of ignorance, I'm a lover, not a fighter.<br />But here's how that Vet/Tax Credit works in real life.<br /> Ex Army Vet Travis-Lee-Harvey-Charles-Whitman-Oswald applies for a job, after being unemployed for 4 months.<br /> E-ville Corporate Guy says "Come back in 2 months, cause we'll get a Tax Credit"<br /> Travis comes back in 2 months, only to find Jose-Mario-Guadalupe-Ramirez was hired in his place.<br /><br />FrankFrank Drackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846499693803159688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-67598436197622414592012-05-16T16:48:00.749-07:002012-05-16T16:48:00.749-07:00You do know the difference between a deduction and...You do know the difference between a deduction and a credit, right Frankie?<br /><br />But, yeah, your point is right: incentives to hire people via the tax code, which is what Rs like to believe in, is pretty lame. Businesses hire based on demand. But, I suppose if they need a worker, they might hire the vet because of the incentive. Which is not without issues, too.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-57435075354857346162012-05-16T13:07:24.122-07:002012-05-16T13:07:24.122-07:00Would be nice if EICOTUS would actually pick a few...Would be nice if EICOTUS would actually pick a few Vets for a Cabinet Position...<br />Cause of the 23 Cabinet/SubCabinet positions only.....wait for it.....<br /><br />TWO(2) are Veterans, <br /><br />Old-Torture-Worked-Himself, SecDef Panetta, who served stateside US Army 64-66,<br /><br />and VA head, ummm the former Army General with the Russian name and Chinese Eyes..<br />thats right, don't give the VA job to someone who could actually use the money, give it to a retired General.<br /><br />Heck, "W" had Rumsfeld and Ridge, besides bein a Vet himself.<br /><br />FrankFrank Drackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846499693803159688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-84201938177888901842012-05-16T11:57:05.686-07:002012-05-16T11:57:05.686-07:00Younger veterans are angry that BHO proposed cuts ...Younger veterans are angry that BHO proposed cuts in TRICARE while expanding Medicaid etc. They were saying something like, "we risked our lives for our country and now our country is reneging on its promise to us."<br /><br />Im not sure how younger vets view the bigger picture of BHO's foreign policy.<br /><br />I have a difficult time forming my own opinion on foreign policy b/c there's so much info that we are not exposed to and I can see BHO being diplomatic as long as possible (without publicly beating the war drums) but then ultimately doing whatever he thinks needs to be done (I'll have more flexibility after the election).<br /><br />PTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-44125199641013793162012-05-16T09:08:22.093-07:002012-05-16T09:08:22.093-07:00WOW, a whole $5,600 for hiring a Vet?
Oh wait, its...WOW, a whole $5,600 for hiring a Vet?<br />Oh wait, its just a CREDIT, and if you read the small print, its only for hiring a Vet who's been unemployed for more than 6 months, i.e. Un-employable.<br />And do you blame the Employers?, I mean even it isn't Travis Burkle, they have those creepy Prosthetic limbs, and they insist on having Veterans Day off, and saluting the flag, and y'know, the Veterans I know aren't the most Understanding Peoples when Mahmood in Billing leaves an over-ripe Mansaf in the Fridge...<br /><br />FrankFrank Drackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846499693803159688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-1804024971440252732012-05-16T07:59:18.412-07:002012-05-16T07:59:18.412-07:00I wish...I wish...Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-48250273622271480672012-05-16T07:50:40.617-07:002012-05-16T07:50:40.617-07:00@frank,
Repeat after me... Correlation is not caus...@frank,<br />Repeat after me... Correlation is not causation. People might be flipping you off for reasons wholly unrelated to your plates. <br /><br />Can't you get a better class of troll, doc?<br /><br />PainlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-36364241412478308122012-05-16T07:13:08.386-07:002012-05-16T07:13:08.386-07:00As I recall, Frankie, the Florida thing was about ...As I recall, Frankie, the Florida thing was about dates the ballots were sent. And, while sort of pissy, I agree, it was nothing like the thousands of legal African-Americans voters who were removed from the rolls by Jeb and the witch-like Katherine Harris.<br /><br />And it all pales compared to the current concerted efforts, as Mark V points out, by Rs across the country to prevent legit voting by presumed D-leaning minorities.<br /><br />I was stationed in Danang, otherwise known as Rocket City. 'Nuff said.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-60487684618498249202012-05-16T06:00:07.705-07:002012-05-16T06:00:07.705-07:00I'm certain there's a Republican think tan...I'm certain there's a Republican think tank hard at work right now, devising a strategy to keep young veterans from registering to vote.....<br />Mark VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-55681487259059488042012-05-16T03:50:45.920-07:002012-05-16T03:50:45.920-07:00Wow, with such overwhelming support among the Troo...Wow, with such overwhelming support among the Troops...<br />Maybe EICOTUS won't try to throwout the Overseas Absentee ballots like the Inventor-of-the-Internets tried in 2000...<br />And can I be Frank?<br /> And I'm sayin this as a Fellow Vet.<br /> Vets just sort of freak people out, I think its that whole Lee Harvey Oswald/Charles Whitman/Taxi Driver Vibe.<br /> I mean, I remember when I drove around with a Purple Heart License Plate, IN GEORGIA, people would get angry, and yell, and flip me off.<br /> Probably cause it was my Grandfathers car, and he never went more than 30mph...<br /> Seriously, ya can't just drop that "Purple Heart" bit, we want DETAILS, otherwhise we're just gonna think you stuck yourself with a needle.<br /> Don't laugh, I know a guy who actually tried to get one that way.<br />NO, not me.<br /> I tried for the CMH, hey, ya gotta toot your own horn to get ahead in the Military...<br /><br />FrankFrank Drackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846499693803159688noreply@blogger.com