The VA Hospital in Atlanta. My Former Marine Brother was recently (last year) diagnosed with Libers disease. AKA Bioptic Neuropathy. At 40 Years old he’s gone from 20-20 vision to 70% blind.

This is NOT Military Service related.

I’ve taken him to the VA hospital in Atlanta approximately a dozen times in the last 9 months. My verdict is the VA has OUTSTANDING SERVICE with EXEMPLARY 5 Star TREATMENT as they have delivered over $30,000 worth of visual equipment to his home to assist him in limited eyesight. He gets specific meds to assist in specific discomforts.

All of this cost him $7 per month.

On maybe 2-3 of those dozen occasions we had to wait for up to an hour all of the other times we were in and out.

This is MUCH BETTER than the appointment stacking I have to endure with my personal physicians whom typically make me wait 2-3 hours on those rare visits.

I have to disagree with the VA Bashers.

You did the right thing. Well done. Cold beer should get rid of the remaining gunk in your system.

So I naturally had to speak up and be the onl republican there. And that prevented me from crossing over. So I ended up voting for Fred Thompson after all

I made a decision late today to vote for Hillary. I can’t explain exactly why. It was rally a vote against Obama, who I believe would be a disaster as President.

I found the directions to the Democratic polling place. Still time to back out. Maybe I’ll get lost and get there after the polls close.

I drive up the road and see the Republican polling site! I was unaware it was on the way. Oh, brother. My truck wants to turn. I resist the urge and continue on.

There it is. An ominous site. The temple of doom. I park and slowly walk in. People are staring at me. I must lack the mark of the beast on my forehead.

I suddenly feel my IQ drop by at least 50 points. Shiny objects attract my attention inexplicably. I like shiny things now. I feel so, so, emotional. I want to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.

I stand in line. People continue to stare. I search for the mark of the beast on their foreheads, but cannot see it. Perhaps if I drop a few more IQ points my primative brain will enhance my ability to see those things.

The line moves on. The people around me shuffle like zombies, their blank stares viewing objects I cannot see. I can hear a faint muttering, “must vote today…must vote today”.

It’s my turn. I look back but my escape route has now been cut off by a throng that I swear was not there a few seconds ago. I have no choice. I sign my name in the book of living voters (the Democrats appear to have a second book to register those votes from Democrats who have passed the great kumbaya in the sky.

I get my ballot and shuffle into a booth. Shuffle shuffle. I stare at the ballot. This seems wrong, but less so than when I came in. I stare at a shiny thing. It is pretty.

I vote for Hillary. I feel like I have just been injected with female hormones. My breasts feel tender. I want to cry because I am happy that I pay more taxes than anyone else in the polling place.

It takes every ounce of resolve I have to ask for a hug. I want a hug, but a little voice tells me my truck is shiny. I tear myself away to see my big shiny truck.

I exit the building. I feel weak and like someone has just knocked the wind out of me. I, must, make, it, to, the, truck…

I head home, with a sense of overpowering angst. My male hormones are ejecting the female hormones. I can feel it. I no longer want a hug. I want to get the hell out of there. There’s a street sign. I can read it. YES, I can read again. letters are no longer a jumble of pretty lines. They form words. My brain is starting to work again.

I arrive home and need a shower. And another. I still feel dirty. And cheap. If I could find my jumper cables, I would give myself a good jolt. Maybe that would do it. Can’t find them.

I’ll be fine, but this may take some time. Tonight, I will read the Bible. Have take a glance at Revelations – my voting for Hillary has to be a sure sign of the apocolypse…..

Thank goodness it’s all over tonight.

On March 4th, 2008 at 3:38 pm, juliesa said:
Regarding VA medical benefits, This morning McCain said that he would like to give vets a card they could use to get free health care at the doctor of their choice, instead of them having to wait in line at the VA.

I don’t much about this, but it seemed to me to make sense.

I’m a veteran who goes to the VA for medical care. They once told me I could go to a non-VA clinic because it was closer to where I lived and I lasted one visit. If you’ve ever gone to a VA clinic, you’ll never go back to the public sector. At least the 4 clinics I’ve been to. I’ve never waited more than 5 minutes to see my doctor and everywhere in the VA system I’ve been treated with respect and courtesy. If something should happen where this doesn’t happen, there are patient representatives who have lots of power to complain to. I won’t take up space here but the VA system is a great system. Most of the doctors are from outside the US and although I thought at first that was a negative, I’ve found that talking with a doctor that thinks he’s a real person rather than a god is much better.

Azygos: I don’t remember seeing or signing any contract that said VA would take care of me. Just curious where you saw it.

…Hillary’s advice to laggard Latino voters…

I don’t know if it’s a “dig” because she thinks they will be late, or if she thinks that the caucus locations will fill up early, and she wants to stack the deck with “voters” more likely to support her.

I don’t much about this, but it seemed to me to make sense.

I case anyone queries you on the principles of the Democratic Party, I ‘ve appended a list for your reference.

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Anything to get into national news, I suppose.