Renaming the VA Medical Center

An attempt to rename the VA Medical Center after Paul Wellstone has been derailed by (here comes a shock) three Minnesota Republicans. Representative John Kline, along with Mark Kennedy and Gil Gutknecht, say that it should be named after a "real war hero." This is despite the fact that veterans themselves want the name changed.

Despite what Republicans think, the country doesn't stop owing a debt of gratitude to veterans once the war is over and the soldiers return home. Senator Wellstone was a tireless advocate for helping veterans in terms of housing and medical care. Far, far too many of our homeless are veterans, and it is sad that the government hasn't done more to help those that protected our country. It is even more sad that Republicans can't get past petty partisan bickering to honor somebody who did stand up for veterans.