McCain Refuses to Give the Best for our Troops G.I. New Bill

So you think Mr. McCain the "war hero" always wants the best for our troops? Think again!

The New York Times editorial columinst Bob Herbert, who prior to joining The Times, was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, and who reported regularly on "The Today Show" and "NBC Nightly News," published an article today titled, "Doing the Troops Wrong."

As you will see if you look at the article, Mr. McCain is just like so many other Republicans that claim to be so strong on defense, he is nothing more than a patsy for the Bush Administration and the Pentagon.

Think those are strong words? Take a look at the article.

Senator McCain’s office said on Monday that it was following the Pentagon’s lead on this matter, getting guidance from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Under pressure
because of his unwillingness to support Senator Webb’s effort, Senator McCain
introduced legislation with substantially fewer co-sponsors last week that
expands some educational benefits for G.I.’s, but far less robustly than Senator
Webb’s bill. “It’s not even close to the Webb bill,” said Paul Rieckhoff,
executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, an advocacy
group. Politicians tend to talk very, very big about supporting our men and
women in uniform. But time and again — whether it’s about providing armor for
their safety or an education for their future — we find that talk to be very,
very cheap.