Gawd, can't ya just feel the love... Our VA Secretary says that registering voters, which would be primarily disabled vets, in VA facilities is a "partisan" distraction! How big of him! His reasoning, you might ask?

"VA remains opposed to becoming a voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act, as this designation would divert substantial resources from our primary mission," Peake said in an April 8th letter to Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA). He was referring to a 1993 federal law that allows government agencies to host voter registration efforts.

What? They'd be forced to divert precious funds from the wonderful upkeep of Walter Reed? Or from the staff's payroll that just so happens to audit each and every application for VA benefits, as opposed to the IRS standard of auditing a mere 6% of filers... This is merely another outrage, atop an already extensive list, but, it needs to be highlighted! Yep, Shrub and the Goopers really has the best interests of our brothers-in-arms at heart! If you get a chance, send an email to either Kerry or Feinstein for applying some pressure to VA...

"The Department of Veterans Affairs should provide voter materials to veterans," Feinstein said. "I believe the cost of providing these voter materials is minimal. It's a small price to pay for the sacrifice these men and women have made in fighting for our nation's freedom. I am disappointed."

"You'd think that when so many people give speeches about keeping faith with our veterans, the least the government would do is protect their right to vote, after they volunteered to go thousands of miles from home to fight and give that right to others," Kerry said. "And yet we've seen the government itself block veterans from registering to vote in VA facilities, without any legal basis or rational explanation.

"I will keep fighting with Sen. Feinstein to ensure that veterans aren't facing unnecessary hurdles just to exercise their voting rights."

Fed Up? Register to vote if you're not already, and Vote!