When has recent history showed that caring about troops is anything other than a temporary talking point? Like the veteran's hospital a few years ago, the problem was that it happened(s) at all, not that it was brought out in the open and had bold proclamations made about "this never happening again". A certain German who is still a special state envoy has a memorable quote about troops, yet he is still used by president after president.
Does everything have to be a disagreement along R/D lines?
when you read stuff like this..
Washington (CNN) -- Ensuring a pre-holiday collision course with the Senate, House Republicans Friday ignored criticism from President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats and formally unveiled a bill that extends the payroll tax cut and benefits for jobless Americans, but ties those items to a provision that clears a path toward approving the Keystone XL pipeline.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/politics/pipeline-showdown/index.html?hpt=hp_t2It's hard to think otherwise..
