THE SHAMELESS ANTAGONIST PRESENTS... POINT/COUNTERPOINT: VETERAN'S AFFAIRS Point: The REPUBLICAN-CHAIRED House: We're perfectly willing to send our troops off to fight in unnecessary wars, but we won't take care of them afterwards when they come back broken mentally and physically. A House Budget Committee proposal on March 12 to cut domestic spending by one percent to include spending for sick and disabled veterans was called “unjust and unconscionable” by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. VFW Commander in Chief Ray Sisk, of Bakersfield, Calif., said: “it is unconscionable as we stand on the brink of war in the deserts of Iraq that we send a message to our service men and women that our nation will not be there for them in their time of need. Source: http://www.vfwdc.org/PA/news/2003/nr031703. Counterpoint The Liberal Tradition: The late, great liberal senator from Minnesota, Paul Wellstone received "...the 1995 Legislator of the Year Award from the Vietnam Veterans of America; the 1995 Patriot Award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America; the Congressional Leadership Award from the Forgotten 216th; the 1997 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars; the 2002 Distinguished Science Award from the Disabled American Veterans; the 2002 Legislative Leadership Award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans; and the Vanguard Award for Legislative Achievement by the Non-Commissioned Officers Association." - Website of Senator Bob Graham June 16th,2002 http://graham.senate.gov/pr061903.html