missypea

McCain has said we will win in Iraq....whatever that means.
McCain has said he will keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years.

McCain has also said that he supports our troops. This man does not walk the walk that he talks.

Webb's GI Bill, a centerpiece of his 2006 campaign, would pay the college tuition of many military veterans who have served since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The amount of tuition paid would not exceed the cost of the most expensive state school in a veteran's home state, in most cases.



Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has suggested he would oppose a bipartisan measure by Virginia Sen. Jim Webb to expand college tuition benefits for military veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

McCain told reporters Monday he was working on alternative legislation aimed at ensuring that troops do not leave the military earlier than planned to go to college.

McCain won't back Webb's GI Bill plan -- dailypress.com

Mr. Iraq McCain values retention in our military more than he values our actual troops.....plain and simple.

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Hatuey

There has to be a reason for this. I'm not saying it didn't happen but is there something about the bill McCain didn't like?

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missypea

Yes, there was something McCain didn't like. He didn't like that our military might actually go to school instead of signing up for another tour of duty.

aegyptos

As a vet I have a question, Missy, where is the money going to come from?

Chanda

"Webb’s bill has been held up in part because of Bush administration concerns about its impact on the federal treasury."

Billions of dollars sent to Iraq remain unaccounted for, but Bush is supposedly concerned about the federal treasury? Webb's GI bill is a way to really support the troops, and if we can't afford to repay them for putting their lives on the line, then we shouldn't engage in wars of choice.

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missypea

Chanda, I agree. It's so ironic that this administration and its supporters continue to say they support the war and support the troops, but when it comes down to paying it forward there only seems to be enough money for supporting the war.

aegyptos

Yes, that's correct. Bush is not a responsible president and we all dispair of him but getting back to the point, where is the money for this specific Vets spending bill going to come from?

Chanda

But has he ever been held accountable for that? Maybe a first step in funding the GI bill would be to put an end to Bush's tax cuts for the rich.

The logical source might be the DoD budget, then maybe the DoD would be more careful about "losing" billions in Iraq...

aegyptos

Do you think raising taxes in the midst of a fecession is really going to bring new revenue to the treasury? It never has before. When Hoover did it the country went into a full blown depression.

The DoD budget, of course, is fully alloted as are all the other department budgets.

You seem to be more interested in beating up on Bush than thinking critically about the cost of raising benefits and paying for them. We need to be cutting spending not finding new ways to increase the deficit. McCain's opposition to this new spending was the responsible course to take and as a vet I appluad his courage in doing so.

Chanda

Wait, returning taxes to the previous level is "raising" them?

Then it can prioritize.

Holding him accountable is beating up on him? I never thought of it that way.

We can cut spending by bringing the troops home.