http://earthfirst.com/mccain-doesnt-want-to-give-veterans-increased-education-benefits/ A Sharp Eye -- With a Green Edge Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:33:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://earthfirst.com/mccain-doesnt-want-to-give-veterans-increased-education-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Stephanie Rogers Fri, 30 May 2008 20:56:51 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1002#comment-1031 Ha! You got me there, Ben Ray. Math sure ain't my strong point, lol, I'm a writer. Regardless, McCain shouldn't be denying benefits to soldiers. Seems like such a dumb thing to do considering he likes to paint himself as a war hero who really cares about the troops. Ha! You got me there, Ben Ray. Math sure ain’t my strong point, lol, I’m a writer. Regardless, McCain shouldn’t be denying benefits to soldiers. Seems like such a dumb thing to do considering he likes to paint himself as a war hero who really cares about the troops.

]]> http://earthfirst.com/mccain-doesnt-want-to-give-veterans-increased-education-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Ben Ray Fri, 30 May 2008 19:48:07 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1002#comment-1030 Actually, the two 16%s aren't equal-- the 16% bump in enlistments would be good for about 30,000 more troops a year, and the 16% departure increase would mean another 7,000 soldiers leaving service early. John McCain is using this as a political stick, because he's under the impression that talking about Iraq is the best thing for his campaign--which, given the state of healthcare, the economy, and education, I'm inclined to agree with. Actually, the two 16%s aren’t equal– the 16% bump in enlistments would be good for about 30,000 more troops a year, and the 16% departure increase would mean another 7,000 soldiers leaving service early.
John McCain is using this as a political stick, because he’s under the impression that talking about Iraq is the best thing for his campaign–which, given the state of healthcare, the economy, and education, I’m inclined to agree with.

]]> http://earthfirst.com/mccain-doesnt-want-to-give-veterans-increased-education-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Michael Fri, 30 May 2008 18:59:31 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1002#comment-1023 In light of the expense in Iraq this is just a disgrace. I saw Jonathan Alter in Newsweek wrote that we spend more in 6 months in Iraq than we have spent for 30 years of cancer research! Holy crap. And we can't afford to give the soldiers the education they want? In light of the expense in Iraq this is just a disgrace. I saw Jonathan Alter in Newsweek wrote that we spend more in 6 months in Iraq than we have spent for 30 years of cancer research! Holy crap. And we can’t afford to give the soldiers the education they want?

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