John McCain is against the supplemental war funding bill working its way through Congress.
"That's a good thing," you say. "I guess McCain is listening to the American people about the war," you say.
Well, no, not really. What irks McCain is the part of the bill that doubles current funding for the G.I. Bill and ends the requirement that new enlistees ante up $1200 to buy into the benefit plan. Currently, if new recruits don't understand that they have to pay $1200 upon reporting to basic training to get the benefits after they have survived serving their country, then they are foreclosed from getting the college tuition assistance they thought they were promised when they enlisted.
So, McCain is against the New G. I. Bill, which is supported by Democrats and Republicans. Bush is against it, too, and will veto the bill for the same reason if it passes, giving the G.I.'s another kick in the teeth for the sacrifice they have made fighting his illegal war.
Of course, this is from the same simpleton who told the Pope "awesome speech;" and, sadly, from the same imbecile who says he gave up golf to show his "solidarity" for those fighting his illegal war. Yes, he gave up golf. And lied about it.
Does Bush know that over 4,066 Americans have given up their lives and over 29,000 have lost blood, flesh, and limbs and another 300,000 will suffer from depression, post traumatic stress disorder, and other long-term psychological disorders, all of which have disrupted and shattered the lives of families, relatives, and friends of these G.I.'s?
Bush gave up golf.
And now there's McCain.
More of the Same.