Democrats begin socialist policies

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, both controlled by Democrats, are about to pass the war funding bill.

To get the funding, the president is going to have to accept a huge expansion in an entitlement program, military educational benefits.

The benefits may be transferred to other family members and they don't have to be used in the public school system.

The total cost will be $62.8 billion.

Surely, there must be another $62.8 billion to provide educational benefits to our nation's police officers and their families. They go to work and risk their lives every day.

Surely, there's got to be another $62.8 billion for firemen and their families who save lives and have to be ready and on alert 24 hours a day.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for pilots and their families who never know when the plane will crash and kill all the passengers on board or when they will be killed by terrorists or hijacked.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers and their families who are saving lives all the time.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for farmers and their families. If they don't grow food or raise animals, we don't eat.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for those in the computer business. Look at all the pleasure and good technology they have provided. Plus, remember the military uses that technology. Let's double their entitlement to $125.6 billion.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for moms. I'm real happy that my wife could have and did have children. Moms deserve everything they can get. Wait, let's expand that to all females.ˆ  Women have many honorable roles in our society.

Surely, there has to be another $62.8 billion for dads, make that all males. Look at all the honorable professions men are in.

Let's move on to health care. Hillary, where are you?

John Strzelecki

Mount Prospect