[Vision2020] Veterans group doesn't give John McCain 21-gunsalute

[Sue Hovey]

And he chose a running mate whose pork receipts were the largest per capita 
of any other state.

SueH.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>; "Vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Veterans group doesn't give John McCain 
21-gunsalute


> This is vary misleading and does not tell the whole story. McCain 
> routinely vote against any measure that is riddled with pork. That does 
> not mean his interested in helping veterans. To suggest  he is not is 
> ludicrous. The way most congressmen get their  pet projects passed is to 
> attach the to popular legislation. McCain does not fall for it. I am not a 
> strong McCain backer, but at least he has the guts to stand up against 
> pork.
> Roger
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> From: Chasuk chasuk at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:02 -0700
> To: Vision2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Veterans group doesn't give John McCain 21-gun 
> salute
>
>> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/10/07/2008-10-07_veterans_group_doesnt_give_john_mccain_2.html
>>
>> Sen. John McCain gets a D when it comes to veterans issues, according
>> to a new congressional report card released Tuesday by Iraq and
>> Afghanistan Veterans of America.
>>
>> Sen. Barack Obama fares better - he earned a B.
>>
>> The New York-based national veterans advocacy group graded every
>> member of Congress on how he or she voted on major issues affecting
>> 1.7 million vets from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
>>
>> Sen. Joe Biden also earned a B. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't
>> included in the report.
>>
>> The veterans group isn't officially endorsing a candidate in next
>> month's election, but said the report card "speaks for itself."
>>
>> "Now every American can find out who in Washington really supports
>> Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and who is just full of hot air," said
>> the group's founder and executive director, Paul Rieckhoff.
>>
>> The veterans group doesn't take a position on the war and didn't
>> account for military service in its report card - something that might
>> have helped McCain, a decorated Vietnam War hero.
>>
>> Rieckhoff said McCain scored so low because he missed six of nine
>> major votes on veterans issues in the Senate.
>>
>> "The bottom line is that you can't support the troops if you're not
>> there," Rieckhoff said.
>>
>> He also pointed out that McCain ardently opposed the new G.I. Bill,
>> which finally passed both the House and Senate in June.
>>
>> A McCain spokesman pointed out that the senator supported an inclusion
>> in the G.I. Bill that allows for soldiers to transfer benefits to
>> their spouse or children - one of the sticking points that held the
>> bill up in Congress.
>>
>> Obama earned a B even though he missed four of the nine Senate votes.
>> In Obama's favor was that he was an early supporter of the G.I. Bill
>> and helped bring both sides of the aisle together on it, Rieckhoff
>> said.
>>
>> "It's a blueprint for how you can get things done in Congress," he said.
>>
>> The New York delegation fared well.
>>
>> Sen. Chuck Schumer earned an A-plus, while Sen. Hillary Clinton got an
>> A. In the House, every New York City member earned an A, except Rep.
>> Vito Fossella (R-S.I.), who got a B for missing three votes.
>>
>> No one earned an F, but representatives from California, Utah,
>> Tennessee, Colorado and Texas and senators from Oklahoma, Wyoming and
>> South Carolina got D's.
>>
>> The entire report card can be found on the Web 
>> (www.veteranreportcard.org).
>>
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