I would certainly accept woobie's idea of using the savings to lance and drain the infection that is the Department of Veterans Affairs, I have read recently that less than 10% of their hiring is for doctors, which they arguably need most. I really believe it's a disgrace that we have any homeless vets and that should be taken care of before we get knotted up about poor suffering illegal aliens. But I don't see anyone in congress making that mess a priority, and we all know where appropriations have to come from. Congress is just as bad as Trump in their willingness to use soldiers as props. I would love it if Trump made the very pivot I refer to; after planning for the parade is sufficiently advanced and the sniping constant enough, jump in and say "OK, you don't want a parade, let's fix the DVA once and for all as a tribute to our soldiers (and that fix might be to burn the whole thing down and make former soldiers prematurely eligible for medicare
while selling VA facilities to hospital coalitions that could effectively run them)"
Unfortunately, if something like that was planned, I would be as surprised as you are. If he pulls that out of his hat I will become a true believer in 5D chess. I think he just likes a parade
while selling VA facilities to hospital coalitions that could effectively run them)"
Unfortunately, if something like that was planned, I would be as surprised as you are. If he pulls that out of his hat I will become a true believer in 5D chess. I think he just likes a parade