Gettin' It Done - 20

Jim Webb led the efforts in the Senate, and he credits the White House for smoothing the way; sometimes by not doing much- or seeming not to do much.  'Cuz sometimes just staying outa the way and working the back channels is how you get things done.

This is one of those things that totally sticks in the GOP craw.  A mainstay of Repub-Think  is that Dems hate soldiers and all things military, and it just kills "conservatives" to consider even the remotest possibility that a Dem could do something good for veterans.

20. Increased Support for Veterans: With so many soldiers coming home from Iraq and Iran with serious physical and mental health problems, yet facing long waits for services, increased 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs budget by 16 percent and 2011 budget by 10 percent. Also signed new GI bill offering $78 billion in tuition assistance over a decade, and provided multiple tax credits to encourage businesses to hire veterans.

So where are we now?  Lemme see.

Handle the Economy = Dems
Domestic Agenda = Dems
Effective Foreign Policy = Dems
Kill Osama bin Laden = Dems
Veterans Affairs = Dems

A coupla more days like yesterday and today, and the question becomes clearer and clearer - what is it we need Repubs for again?