PRIORITIES IN THE BUDGET

I am a NASCAR fan. I have enjoyed stock car racing since the old Mount Hawley speedway in Peoria. I have been to Nascar races and enjoy them very much. That said .... Racing is a business. A private business. each race team is comprised of an owner, a driver, a car, a support team and sponsors. Sponsors pay a pretty penny to have a name or logo on a car and a drivers uniform. The Army pays over $7 million to advertise on the Ryan Newman car. The National guard pays over $20 million for its spot on the Casey Mears car and the car driven by Dale Earnhart Jr. At thesame time that these expenses were approve by Congress in the most recent budget battles, $75 million was not approved that was earmarked for homeless veterans. Where the hell are our priorities??? Over $27 Million for race car sponsorships and nothing for a homeless veteran program??? You can't tell me that this advertising results in more kids in the military. There are reasons that young people join the military but just because the guard has its name on the 88 car isn't one of them! I can get by without having Newman, Mears or even Earnhardt sporting the logo of our military. But none of us should be able to sleep at night knowing that men and women who have served this nation in the Armed Forces are homeless. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2064039,00.html