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Democrats in power: like a warm bath.

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Aside from all the oversight investigations that are revealing the true dysfunction and corruption of the Bush administration, Democratic legislators are speaking out and acting fast after revelations of poor veterans health services come over the transom.

Now the US House has enjoined the VA to create a program to address suicide among veterans. Those with PTSD will be the population well served by this kind of program.

I have to say, when it comes to veterans mental health issues, we have come a long way since Vietnam. We're not there yet (okay, it still sucks), but we've made progress. It's important to recognize that.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.