Wrap Yourself in the Flag, Because the GOP Always Puts the Soldiers First!
Republicans truly do care about our troops…..
Republican Senators John McCain, Scott Brown, and Susan Collins all support an effort by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, to expand abortion access for military women who are raped. But despite bipartisan support in the Senate, Shaheen’s proposal may not make it into the final version of the 2013 defense authorization bill—because House Republicans oppose it.
If Shaheen’s measure passes, military families will finally have the same access to abortion that other federal employees already receive. Unlike the rest of the federal government, the Department of Defense currently only provides abortion coverage if the life of the mother is at stake. Under current law, if a State Department employee is raped, her government health insurance plan will pay for an abortion if she wants one. But if an Army medic serving in Afghanistan is raped and becomes pregnant, she can’t use her military health plan to pay for an abortion. If she does decide to get an abortion, she will have to pay for it with her own money. And if she can’t prove she was raped—which is difficult before an investigation is completed—she may have to look for services off base, which can be dangerous or impossible in many parts of the world.
Of course, if we stop our male soldiers from raping the women they work with, how will they learn how to subdue foreign peoples!
Er… uhm… do we provide any ‘quicker-pecker-uppers’ deals for the male soldiers – no matter of rank?
Well, then, we need to stop doing that – at least until sexually abused and raped women in the military can get free contraceptives, and services involving their choice – no matter WHERE they are in the world!
These women are helping defend OUR alleged freedoms – the least we can do is defend THEIRS!!!
Come on now, Erik! Everyone knows them wimmins ain’t REAL soldiers.
The fact that the GOP and its ilk pretends to be more patriotic and have higher morality than us mere Libs/Progs/Dems is offensive.
The fact that the assault rate is what it is in our military is shameful and offensive.
The fact that certain states in the US are allowed representation, IMHO, is offensive.
Shame them. It’s the only thing that works on the GOP.
republicans see the military as useful pawns, period. they love weapons systems, because those can make lots of money for their rich buddies/donors, human soldiers, not so much. they’re always whining about being paid, fed, clothed, armed, etc.
republicans would be perfectly happy to have a military made up entirely of drones, who don’t vote.
Not only don’t drones vote, they don’t refuse unlawful orders. Not that many in the military do, but why take chances?
Not only don’t drones vote, they don’t refuse unlawful orders. Not that many in the military do, but why take chances?
Behave yourselves! Stop raping people!
I believe the GOP-approved advice is actually “Behave yourselves! Stop getting raped!”
Actually I believe that the GOP-approved advice is actually “This is why wimmin shouldn’t be allowed in the military!”