[StBernard] THE NO. 1 ISSUE THAT WILL DEFEAT OBAMA

[Westley Annis]

Posted by LTG Buck Shuler USAF ret

THE NO. 1 ISSUE THAT WILL DEFEAT OBAMA

Exclusive: Joseph Farah identifies BHO policy proposal GOP could exploit to
victory There's an issue out there that can ensure Barack Obama is defeated
in 2012.
It's not Obamacare.
It's not his religious views.
It's not his commitment to socialist and anti-American causes.
It's not even the birth certificate and his eligibility issues.

I believe the issue that will take Obama down if Republicans make it an
issue is his administration's proposed budget cuts for active-duty military
personnel and military retirees - but not civilian defense workers.

Do you get the picture?
Obama has tipped his hand. He's showing the entire country what he thinks
about our military service people - the people who risk their lives for
their country are worth less than civilian defense workers who push papers
around in Washington.
Chances are you don't know much about this story. There's a good reason for
that. The Big Media don't want you to know, because they recognize the
political radioactivity it represents. This is the Death Star for Obama's
re-election campaign. If Americans know about this - Republicans, Democrats
and independents all oppose him.

Here are the details of the story broken by the intrepid Bill Gertz:

a.. "The Obama administration's proposed defense budget calls for military
families and retirees to pay sharply more for their health care, while
leaving unionized civilian defense worker' benefits untouched."
b.. "Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase
the enrollment in Obamacare's state-run insurance exchanges."
c.. "The disparity in treatment between civilians and uniformed personnel is
causing a backlash within the military that could undermine recruitment and
retention."
d.. "Significantly, the plan calls for increases between 30 percent to 79
percent in Tricare annual premiums for the first year. After that, the plan
will impose five-year increases ranging from 94 percent to 345 percent -
more than three times current levels."

Think about this - and imagine how you would campaign against Obama on just
this one issue.
U.S. military service people don't get the equipment they need to do their
jobs. They don't have the manpower they need to complete their missions.
Their families scrimp and sacrifice financially so they can serve their
country. They risk their lives and give their lives for their country.
But, according to the Obama administration, unionized civilian defense
workers, sitting behind their comfortable desks in Washington, deserve
better treatment than our heroes serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan
and elsewhere.
It's almost unbelievable that Obama could serve up a slow-pitch softball
like this for Republicans to knock out of the park.
It's even more unbelievable that none of them has.
Which is why I write this column.
Obama needs to pay for this. Whether or not he backs off, whether or not
Congress throws his budget out the window, whether or not these cuts are
ever enacted, Obama needs to pay a big political price for showing his
cards. Republicans need to remind Americans every day that Obama is the guy
who wants to cut medical care for soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen -
all while preserving the goodies for Washington bureaucrats.
Men and women who put their lives on the line, who risked their health and
well-being, are treated like second-class citizens in ObamaWorld.
He signaled his absolute contempt for the U.S. military - not just the
institution of the military, but the active-duty grunts on the front lines.
This is an easy one for the American people to understand.
So where are the Republicans?
Where are the talk-show hosts?
Where is the blogosphere chatter?
Obama has stepped in something very smelly here. Why aren't more Obama
critics making hay of it?
Can you understand it?
ALWAYS BARGAIN FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH Obama and the Muslim brotherhood
would like The United States to lose it's "position of strength" and its
bargaining power!
If we lose our military, we would lose our credibility in the world
political arena. So, weaken our military and our credibility is weakened.

Ben H. Willingham
Association of Naval Aviation
Bald Eagle Squadron
P. O. Box 621
Orange Park, FL 32067-0621
Those of you who are not military or retired military, please forward to as
many as you know that are. Those of you that are retired military, please
send this to your friends!!!