Soldiers to Pay for War Injuries -- The Latest Obama Outrage

Obama wants injured soldiers to pay for their own health care for injuries sustain while at war.

What more do you need than that to understand that President Obama is truly out of his mind.

In two short months, we have suffered myriad puzzling proposals and plans from Obama. But, this is beyond the pale, beyond reason, beyond understanding.

According to an article from the PR Newswire, Obama plans "force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries."

Forcing injured soldiers to take care of medical expenses themselves will lead to their having to pay deductibles and co-pays, expend their insurance limits, face rate increases, and avoid getting treatment. And who would cover the costs should a soldier not have insurance, such as the kid who goes straight from high school into the military? Would Obama send him the bill directly?

Likely this was just a consideration tossed around in a brain-storming session that will never get enacted. Even the far-left leaning Sen. Patty Murray described the idea as "dead on arrival."

However, just considering such a plan would be an insult and a betrayal to the men and women who put their lives on the line for this country. The idea should have been shot down immediately as unthinkable.

Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion and the "heads of ten colleague organizations" sent a letter to Obama which included the following piece of absolute logic and truth:

There is simply no logical explanation for billing a veteran's personal insurance for care that the VA has a responsibility to provide. ...placing the burden of those fiscal problems on the men and women who have already sacrificed a great deal for this country is unconscionable."

Compare this proposal with the words of the veteran-supporting candidate. From Obama's own website:

Obama and Biden will improve the quality of health care for veterans... (and) ... improve mental health treatment for troops and veterans suffering from combat-related psychological injuries.

He might improve soliders' healthcare; but he's not paying for it!