Crooks and Liars:
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” this morning, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) discussed his 21st Century GI Bill, which would dramatically expand educational benefits for returning veterans. President Bush, however, has vowed to veto the bill. Webb blasted Bush for this unprecedented action:
No president in history has vetoed a benefits bill for those who served. … The Republican party is on the block here, to clearly demonstrate that they value military service or suffer the consequences of losing the support of people who’ve served. … The president has a choice here to show how much he values military service.
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Senator Webb, Bush could be the first-and the last...
This would be high on the low list. First, financial aid to college gets slashed like crazy so kids have to join the military to get the educational benefits. Second, the Gerbil wants to slash those benefits?
WTF.
People don't understand that today's recruits do not get the same kind of benefits that vets after WWII did. They have to put into a fund to have a portion of their pay set aside for college. I was shocked when I learned this.
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