Monday, August 6, 2007

On Vacation




Like the Iraqi parliament, I'm not working this week--though I'm not taking off the entire month (as are the Iraqi legislators). Postings will be intermittent this week.

Posted by David Corn at August 6, 2007 10:28 AM

12 comments:

Gerald said...

We must all be stards of the environment

God has commanded us to take care of the environment. What we are doing to our environment is not just criminally wrong but also morally wrong. Grave moral sins damn our souls.

Gerald said...

Slaving away for Uncle Sam

Gerald said...

Democrats are pissing away our money

Gerald said...

Democrats, please don't piss on my leg and tell me that it's raining!!!

Our son is visiting us for a few days and he said to me that with my posts, etc. the government is definitely wiretapping my phones and eavesdropping on me.

Gerald said...

Failed Democratic Congress Leaves Town in Disgrace

Gerald said...

American Disconnection

Gerald said...

Here is the disconnect that matters this August: A vast population of shamed US citizens, seeing the war as key to multiple unfolding disasters, regard it as the most pressing issue in the world. But so what? Private brooding desperately seeks a mode of public action, yet is thwarted.

The American myth is that such concern gives form to the political process, never more so than during a presidential election. But there, too, as the candidate debates steadily show, the defining note is one of ineffectual detachment. And why shouldn’t youthful summer doldrums open into massive civic anguish?

The war has become a god apart, for which now it will really punish everyone.

Gerald said...

Heroism???

Gerald said...

Wonky Nonsense

Gerald said...

Saving Soldiers Jobs

Gerald said...

Totally Disgraceful!!!!!

From Saving Soldiers' Jobs!


If the Justice Department has failed to prosecute employers who act illegally, the Defense Department has taken unprecedented steps to keep reservists' reemployment problems secret. According to the GAO, the Pentagon's annual Status of Forces Surveys provide the only accurate account of the number of reservists experiencing reemployment difficulties. These surveys ask reservists about their service, job loss and whether they are receiving the legal protections - occupational and otherwise - guaranteed to them under federal law.

Status of Forces Surveys used to be available to the public. But the 2005 and 2006 surveys of returning reservists and guardsmen were designated "for official use only," putting them off-limits to civilians, journalists or anyone else outside government curious about enforcement of USERRA.

The Defense Department has effectively made oversight of this issue impossible.

America deserves a full accounting of the sacrifices our soldiers have made on and off the battlefield. Most reservists are not wealthy; when the government fails to redress their grievances, the majority cannot afford to hire lawyers to prosecute their cases, particularly if they have lost their civilian jobs. Thousands of the brave men and women lucky enough to return safely from Iraq are being left without jobs, without hope and without recourse. The government has failed to protect these reservists and has covered up the evidence. It is time for Americans to protect those who protect us by demanding thorough oversight of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

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