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--- On Thu, 11/11/10, The Huffington Post <dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com> wrote:
From: The Huffington Post <dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com>
Subject: Thursday's Daily Brief
To: frednance@clickservices.org
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 9:38 AM
  | Arianna Huffington: Do you have anything special planned for Veterans Day? Did you even realize that today is Veterans Day? Sadly, in much the same way that the wars we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq have been pushed to the periphery of our national conversation, the day set aside to honor America's veterans usually gets short shrift. To honor the sacrifice and service of the men and women of America's armed services, HuffPost Impact is launching Salute to Service -- a series highlighting the stories of veterans who have committed their time, energy, and effort to serving their fellow soldiers. It would be a fitting tribute if Veterans Day could become a national day of service devoted to giving back to those who have given so much in service of our country -- as well as a day that ensures that the plight of America's vets stays on the radar all year long. Click here to read more.
If you really want to honor our troops you won't use them for an easy applause line, you won't use them to get votes, or, most insulting to them of all, to divide us into real Americans and fake Americans.
Politicians who signed off on TARP lived to regret the day they did. That's the same exact thing that's going to happen to politicians who sell out the middle class by agreeing to cut Social Security.
In engaging the Muslim world, Western leaders must not gloss over differences or duck hard issues. Superficial courtesy is easy, but the path to agreement on the application of moral principles is arduous.
It doesn't matter if you voted for the Green Party or the Tea Party, live in Boston or the Bayou; Veterans Day is about uniting as a country and supporting our nation's troops and veterans.
The Defense Department should be red meat for the Tea Party. The best thing new Tea Party-elects can do for veterans will be to stop our unaudited spending and unaccountable behavior in that realm.
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