Comments on: Scott Wants State To Sue For Access To VA Hospitals

By: jesse

jesse — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:16:05 +0000

To Sho-Nuff,
Rick Scott is a thief. He robbed the federal government of millions in the medicaid fraud scandal. He should be in prison not the governor’s mansion. There is not a surplus of money and the state is not better off financially than it was 4 years ago. What has happened is, many state employees lost their job to private contract business that are huge campaign contributors to the GOP. For years the prisons used inmate labor to mow the sides of the road. Inmate labor is free. Now a private contractor has that job at the expense of taxpayers. Look at the sides of the roads. The grass is so high if you had to pull over you would get lost. Your tax dollar are filling the pockets of these contract GOP cronies and they are not doing what they are paid to do. I say we need new leadership in Tallahassee.

By: melodies4us

melodies4us — Sat, 31 May 2014 14:01:24 +0000

Every once and a while this governor comes up with a good idea. In my opinion, this is one of them.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 30 May 2014 14:15:15 +0000

Sorry Scott is an idiot. I worked AHCA and they only survey Medicare/Medicaid and state licensed facilities. He was in the health care field, he should know better. This is about getting votes and not caring about any vets or any one else for that matter. POLITICS!!!

By: SHO-NUFF

SHO-NUFF — Fri, 30 May 2014 08:56:29 +0000

Rick Scott grew up poor and joined the Navy in 1970 . He served as a shipboard Radar Tech. His yearly salary for Florida Governor is 1 penny because he turned down the salary. He is worth millions and works for free.
Not very popular because he does not get out and talk and rub elbows with the voters.
Us Southerner folk like that kinda stuff and would vote for the Devil himself if he showed up at a fish fry and hugged a few babies.

Look at the financial status of Florida before he became Governor and were we are now. Florida is one of the few States with a budget surplus instead of a deficit. That means money in the bank now instead of owing money to put it in common folk terms.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Fri, 30 May 2014 08:34:35 +0000

At Vet’s wife, I am an honorably retired veteran with twenty one years services.
I come from a working class family, from a small town in Alabama.

I know little of elitism, other than the fact that in most instances the poor do the fighting and dying and the elite send them there to do so.

War is about finance and profit. If it were about victory and winning there would be no war as our enemies would be defeated and buried.

Good luck.

By: Vet's wife

Vet's wife — Thu, 29 May 2014 23:53:58 +0000

To 429SCJ–

For many, their military service comes from a calling, not from a lack of education or an inability to find a civilian job. Your post reeks of elitism.

By: Rufus Lowgun

Rufus Lowgun — Thu, 29 May 2014 22:10:22 +0000

If Republicans actually care about veterans, they should stop filibustering every bill designed to help them, and if we as a nation can’t take care of our wounded veterans, we should stop making more of them.

By: Willlam 2

Willlam 2 — Thu, 29 May 2014 18:26:40 +0000

Forget the draft, Everyone should be required to serve in the military, upon thier 18th birthday they should be required to show up to the nearest induction center, No exemptions for any reason except severe disability. 6 year minimum active duty tour required with inactive reserve till age 60. If your not willing to fight for or serve this country, you need to leave.

By: Robert S.

Robert S. — Thu, 29 May 2014 14:48:14 +0000

DAV + 429 + Rural….

Each of you have Extremely Valid Points…Thank You.

DAV…THE PRIVILEGED for the most part seemed to only serve when they were relatively sure that they’d come to no harm and that their “service” would be politically useful in a later well-planned career.

The USA made a Sacred Promise to those who went to and who are in the Military Service that they would have care when it was needed.
That Sacred Promise has become a sham and a disgrace to the USA and has become a near death penalty to many of our brave Vets because of crappy and criminal actions on the parts of our government in every sector.

If governor scott is so interested in bringing things to light from the VA then why does he hide his true worth and assets like a coward behind the Blind Trust ?

Dear Lord, can we PLEASE have a Better Candidate for Florida Governor?
Dear Lord, can we PLEASE have true Representation from our Lawmakers?
Dear Lord, PLEASE Bless and Watch Over our Veterans and make them suffer no more at the hands of a greedy and profit driven bureaucracy.

Thank You to Those who Have Served and Now Serve, God Save the USA.

By: DAV

DAV — Thu, 29 May 2014 12:50:20 +0000

When there was a draft, “THE PRIVILEGED” still did not serve because of deferments. Many were BS. I agree there should be another draft, NO DEFERMENTS, for the rich or politically connected. No one should make laws for a country they are not willing to defend, even with their lives. USN 1968 – 1996. (And no, I was not drafted until 18 months after I was in WESTPAC.)