Have you seen this? It was in the RJ Tuesday but since I am late I can only link to the Chicago Tribune: Filipino veterans in line to earn WWII benefits. Now, I am all for vets of any conflict getting their due. Ethnicity should have NOTHING to do with it. These benefits should have never been promised to them, they should have been given to them. The problem here is the shining example of what is wrong with Capitol Hill (and probably most other legislatures around the country). Filipino WWII Vets receiving benefits, I feel, would be able to stand on it's own as a bill. There is no need to lump it in with the stimulus package. How many times have we heard or seen in the news that xyz was passed as part of H.R.1234? If only one vote was cast in favor of the stimulus because a Senator or Representative did not want to vote against Filipino WWII Vets, that is one too many. The stimulus bill is the stimulus bill. A Filipino Vets Bill is a Filipino Vets Bill.
Seriously, find me one person on Capitol Hill that would vote against Filipino Vets if the bill were to stand on it's own.
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OK, I stand corrected, 'maybe'. While searching in the RJ for the original article I came across this piece. What Senator Ensign voted against was an amendment to remove the provision for benefits to Filipino veterans. The final vote was 96-1; Ensign was not the dissenter. Incidentally, both Obama & McCain 'Did Not Vote'. I feel that Ensign is wrong on this one. While agree that 'American' vets should get what they need before anyone else, the Filipino vets fought side-by-side the Americans in the fight for freedom and should not go without benefits.
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