Sunday, July 13, 2008

Does John McCain Really Support the Troops?




Does John McCain really "support the troops"?

Not so much, according to the Veterans groups that track this sort of thing.

Here's John McCain's voting record (and the other fellow too) with links to the same.


And what happens when a Vietnam veteran asks John McCain why he has consistently voted against increasing health care and hospital services for returning wounded vets from Iraq?

Suddenly the "Straight Take Express" careens off the road into a rambling soliloquy, far from the facts, and racing away from the question. Check it out.

As for John McCain's statement that he has "a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion," guess what? Those two groups do even keep voting records! All we know for sure is that both groups were pushing the Webb bill, which McCain is criticizing in the video link, above.

And, just to close the loop, McCain was AWOL on the Jim Webb-authored bill expanding GI benefits to returning Iraq vets (Webb was the former Secretary of the Navy under Reagan).

The bill passed 75-22 with a veto-proof level of bi-partisan support.

Some other votes by John McCain:


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