Why Do Republicans Hate Our Veterans ?

The Republicans love to talk about how patriotic they are and how much they not only support the two wars they got us into, but also how much they support the troops.   Maybe they do, but it has become obvious that when the troops return after serving this country and transition from troop to veteran, the Republican support stops.

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a non-partisan group who's only political belief is that America's veterans deserve to be helped by the government they served, has examined how each senator and representative voted on issues important to veterans.   They took these votes and gave each politician a grade on how well they supported America's veterans.   Those "patriotic" Republican politicians didn't grade out too well.

GOT AN "A" OR AN "A+"
Democrats...............91
Republicans...............3

GOT A "D" OR AN "F"
Democrats...............12
Republicans...............142

Those are some pretty pathetic numbers for the Republicans.   It seems that they believe the most important thing is to vote against President Obama -- even when the president is trying to help American veterans.   This is the party of no's patriotic accomplishment -- NOTHING!   If you'd like to know how your own senators and representatives scored on their report card, you can go here.

Here is how the Texas senators and representatives scored.   The number before the representative's name is the district they represent:

SENATORS
Hutchison (R)..........D
Cornyn (R)..........D

REPRESENTATIVES

"A+"
9 - Green (D)

"A"
16 - Reyes (D)
17 - Edwards (D)
23 - Rodrigues (D)

"B"
18 - Jackson Lee (D)
20 - Gonzalez (D)
25 - Doggett (D)
27 - Ortiz (D)
28 - Cuellar (D)

"C"
2 - Poe (R)
4 - Hall (R)
15 - Hinojosa (D)
29 - Green (D)
30 - Johnson (D)

"D"
1 - Gohmert (R)
3 - Johnson (R)
5 - Hensarling (R)
6 - Barton (R)
7 - Culberson (R)
10 - McCaul (R)
11 - Conaway (R)
13 - Thornberry (R)
19 - Neugebauer (R)
21 - Smith (R)
22 - Olson (R)
24 - Marchant (R)
26 - Burgess (R)
31 - Carter (R)
32 - Sessions (R)

"F"
8 - Brady (R)
12 - Granger (R)
14 - Paul (R)

I don't think much more needs to be said.   The current Republican delegations in the Congress should be ashamed of the terrible treatment they have given American veterans.