Ricky's choice

When it comes to choosing between guaranteed funding for veterans or tax cuts for the wealthy, the Republican incumbent from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum chooses "B":

...[O]n March 16, Santorum voted against an amendment to a budget bill that would have provided steady funding for veterans health care, a move that did not sit well with Haswell.

According to a description on the U.S. Senate's Web site, the amendment - introduced by U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. - would have provided "an assured stream of funding for veterans health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veterans population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy."

The Haswell mentioned is president of Beaver County's Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 862 and a district director for the Vietnam Veterans of America. And he's not very happy:

Haswell said he's been trying to get an answer from Santorum's people on why the senator rejected the amendment, but his calls have been ignored. Consequently, he pulled out of the Veterans for Santorum, saying he can't campaign for someone who "votes against veterans" then can't take the time to explain himself.

"The veterans deserve answers," Haswell said," and that's all I'm asking for."

Not just the veterans, but the voters, too.