Eighty-one veterans, all with health problems, have been told they must find another place to live by Nov. 30 because budget cuts are forcing the state to close the Milledgeville domiciliary unit at the Georgia War Veterans Home.
Senate Democratic Leader Robert Brown of Macon accused Republicans of abandoning veterans. “The sound of Republican patriotic rhetoric praising our veterans rings hollow in Georgia,” Brown said in a written statement. “Georgia Republicans add insult to injury by ordering some of our most vulnerable veterans to celebrate Veteran’s Day this November [11] by packing their bags and joining the homeless…. It’s shameful for Georgia to cast aside veterans, especially at [a] time the United States is at war.” Glass said none of the domiciliary residents will be pushed out of the domiciliary with no place to go. Glass broke the news to the men Friday. He said they “took it better” than he expected. Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley, dismissed the criticisms and said the governor is trusting agency heads to suggest spending cuts that will do the least damage. “They know the publics they serve,” Brantley said. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
