Former GOP Senator Votes Absentee for Obama
27 Oct 2008 3:57pm GMT Senator Barack Obama earned the support of former South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler (R), Politico reported this weekend. Pressler was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in the United States Senate. Pressler, who said that in addition to casting an absentee ballot for Obama he'd donated $500 to the Illinois senator's campaign, cited the Democrat's response to the financial crisis as the primary reason for his decision. "I just got the feeling that Obama will be able to handle this financial...
#78 GI Bill
19 Aug 2008 2:00am GMT 78. Despite Claiming to Support Our Veterans, McCain, Like Bush, Opposed the GI Bill of Rights. For more on McCain and Bush's record on the GI Bill, go to the "100 Days, 100 Ways" web site (www.100days100ways.com).For more on McCain's embrace of Bush's failed policies, visit McCainpedia.org (http://mccainpedia.org/index.php/Main_Page).
MCCAIN WATCH: MCCAIN RHETORIC VS. MCCAIN RECORD: SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS
19 Aug 2008 1:52am GMT As John McCain addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Orlando, FL, this morning, he was practicing more of the same old politics. McCain claims to be an advocate for America's veterans despite his record on veterans' issues. Like Bush, McCain will continue sending American soldiers - along with billions of dollars - to Iraq and Afghanistan, but he'll block programs for health care and education for veterans here at home. McCain has suggested he supports a proposal for...
McCain Falls Flat in Speech to Disabled Veterans
11 Aug 2008 5:30pm GMT John McCain's plan to improve veterans healthcare is not getting any standing ovations. To help veterans who live far from VA hospitals or need specialized care the VA can’t provide, McCain proposed giving low-income veterans and those who incurred injury during their service a card they could use at private hospitals. [...] Joe Violanti, legislative director of the Disabled American Veterans, a nonpartisan organization, said the proposal would increase costs because private hospitals...
Senate Republicans Filibuster Funding for U.S. Forces
1 Aug 2008 3:29pm GMT Senate Republicans showed their support for the armed forces by obstructing a defense appropriation bill that included a modest 3.9 percent pay raise as well as funding for mine-resistant vehicles, research on brain injuries (the most common of injuries sustained), and suicide prevention. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) issued the following statement: REID: REPUBLICANS' REJECTION OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL SHOWS LACK OF SUPPORT FOR TROOPS "As has been their hallmark this...