Support the Troops: Vote For Kerry Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander-in-Chief Edward S. Banas, Sr. blasted Bush's 2005 budget as "further [evidence] that veterans are no longer a priority with this administration." He called the 1.8 percent increase in veteran's medical care funding "a disgrace and a sham." As The American Legion's Thomas succinctly puts it, the budget "offered much for defense [but] offered very little for the defenders." Relatively conservative veterans realize that while the republicans talk a good game, when it comes to supporting those who have actually served, Democrats offer more than republicans. Minnesota veterans knew that Paul Wellstone was their advocate, and now, nationally, John Kerry will do the same. President Bush has two roles for your average soldier: Cannon fodder and window dressing. Who will take care of you after the war is over? Halliburton? Attribution: