Sep 26 2008
FACTS.
Support the Troops? McCain Consistently Votes Against Our Troops!
McCain’s voting record does not support our combat troops:
5/2008: McCain voted AGAINST the Webb G.I. Bill. Obama voted FOR the bill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/22/gi-bill-passes-senate_n_103091.html
9/2007: McCain voted AGAINST bill to minimize periods of time between deployment of units sent to Iraq. Obama voted FOR the bill.
http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00341
4/2006: McCain voted AGAINST $430,000,000 to VA for Medical Services. Obama voted FOR the bill.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00098
3/2006: McCain voted AGAINST increasing Vet medical services $1.5 billion in FY2007. Obama voted to INCREASE funding for vet medical services.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00041
3/2004: McCain voted AGAINST increasing Vet-medical care by $1.8 billion. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00040
10/2003: McCain voted to TABLE an amendment for $322,000,000 for safety equipment for USforces. “Table” means the vote never hits the floor.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00376
10/2003: McCain voted to TABLE a vote for $1 Billion for National Guard and Reserve Equipment in Iraq dueto shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, & tactical vests. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00116 http://capwiz.com/vva/e4/cinfo/?id=157301
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America give the following grade for their voting records:
John McCain D
Barack Obama B+
Disabled American Veterans also graded the two candidates:
Barack Obama 80% voting record
John McCain 20% voting record
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Crazy. GI John is claiming he loves our veterans on the basis that he himself is a veteran. Meanwhile, Tina Fey says that parents of special needs children will have a friend in the White House because she’s raised a child with Down Syndrome for five months. Their entire campaign has become nothing more than a series of tags. “Patriotism.” “Maverick.” “Reform.” “Family.” “Iran.” You can put lipstick on a pig, but this entire election has become nothing more than a desperate, old man taking one last gamble on getting his name in history books.
Sad thing is Bill that the old man already had a page, one that was more creditable that the new one.
This article surprised me. I thought McCain was a far greater friend to the veterans than these results show.