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"Supported Every Bill for Veterans that Crossed my Desk."

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« on: September 29, 2008, 11:08:38 pm »

And that's not the only way that Sen. McCain is trying to pull the wool over our eyes. He's built an entire career on his status as a former POW, and he claims to be one of our veteran's most steadfast supporters. But according to many vets, that's simply not the case. In September of 2007, McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate rest for the troops between deployments. In May of 2006 he voted against an amendment (H.R. 4939, S. Amdt. 3704) that would provide 20 million dollars for veteran healthcare facilities. In April of 2006 McCain was one of only 13 Senators to vote against a $430,000,000 amendment (H.R. 4939, S.Amdt. 3642) for the Department of Veteran Affairs to improve Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for vets. And in March of 2006 he voted against an amendment (S.Con.Res.83, S.Amdt.3007) to increase veteran's medical funding by 1.5 billion dollars.

And of course, he didn't even show up to vote for the latest veteran's bill that increased veteran's education benefits. According to USA Today, "The Arizona senator opposes the scholarship measure, as does the Pentagon, because it applies to people who serve just three years. He fears that would encourage people to leave the military after only one enlistment even as the U.S. fights two wars and is trying to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps."

It is astounding that McCain would even make such an admission, since the stated rationale suggests that Sen. McCain's philosophy is that we can't afford to improve the standard of living of the poor and middle class, because we need them to fight our wars. If that's the kind of thinking that comes from "experience", maybe we need someone with a little less experience, and a lot more common sense. Such a person just might come up with the radical idea of, maybe, asking the children of the rich to pitch in and help defend the country.

Whole article here http://blackstarnews.com/?c=135&a=4942
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2008, 06:09:55 am »

I know I heard him say something at the debate and Obama didn't call him on it.
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2008, 06:22:35 am »

The typical McCain lie. We didn't say Barack was a Muslim, bla, bla, bla, we just had our people do it.

He made sure the bill didn't cross his desk.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2008, 04:02:54 pm »

Veterans know that he is against them.  How can anyone who heard him say that if the benefits given to Vets are going to "include paid education, and gi loans for homes then all of the GI's will want to get out when their term is up" think that mac has their best interests in mind.??  the man is crazy and evil and everyone should be afraid that a crazy evil man is getting close to our White House ( even though there is one in there now, doesn't mean we can handle another)
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“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then.” Thomas Jefferson


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