Oct 12 2008
McCain the Military Supporter: Yeah, right….
I read a piece in my local paper the other day pointing out how often McCain has voted against something desparately needed by our military and then claimed to be a friend of the military. The writer was most offended by his vote against improved equipment for our national guardsmen, including helmets, because he thought that though they were nice to have, we couldn’t afford to purchase them at that minute.
Ummm, yeah. I was pretty offended by that too. I have a dear friend who is an Army Reservist serving in Iraq. I would be ashamed if my country did not supply ehr with her basic needs including a weapon and helmet. Oh, wait…
But even more offensive was the concept that McCain voted against a bill that would have demanded troops get an adequate rest between deployments. Have you seen the length of time some of our volunteer soldiers are being required to stay in a war zone? Have you heard, Senator McCain, about the wartime extensions of service that many of our original troops sent to Iraq endured?
The closer the election gets the more I agree with a fellow today.com blogger who wrote about how she loathes Cindy McCain.
It’s not just Cindy though, it’s the entire Republican ticket. John thinks that he should get the military vote because he served, Cindy thinks that Gucci makes her an average American. Sarah thinks its appropriate for the woman who wants to be vice president to issue “shout outs” and Todd, well, he makes the Michelle Obama statement that she was finally proud to be an American look like a statement from a saint. The man has been convited for drunk driving and belonged to an organization promoting dissolution of the fifty states, knocking it back down to 49.
In the column published today, Leonard Pitts wrote about the lack of family values discussion in the Republican Party this eyar. Could that be with a history of drug abuse (Cindy McCain), DUI (Todd Palin), infidelity and divorce (John McCain) and more they have nothing to talk about?
It’s time for the American people to reexamine those values that they have been assuming should be attributed to the party on the right. it would seem that they are dead wrong.
Drinks all around for common sense!
John McCain, sadly, is and has always been only a friend to John McCain. I’ve spent today more or less unpleasant, and I won’t project any of that here, so great post, as always, and thank you for bringing this to other people’s attention.
Cheers
Thank you for reading our blog and for again pointing out that McCain is not a friend to those in the military.
I’ll buy the next round!!!
I can’t agree more- Sarah embarrasses me- I too thought her “shout out” was so inappropriate-I touched on it in my blog too!!!
I am so scared that they will actually get some type of power -imagine life then!!
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When it comes to the military, I hear John McCain supporting the vets (presumably because he is one and he wants his peer group votes) but I have quite a few friends who are US military wives and there needs to be more attention paid to the people who are also paying a price for the fact the soldiers are in Afghanistan and Iraq. From what I can see there’s little or no support for military family members, and getting this support off-base isn’t encouraged. How can military personnel do their job if their having to worry about their partners and children? There are a lot of things that need looking at when it comes to military life if nations like the US are intending to keep their troops there.
The reason for this is simple: John Sidney McCain is a woman. John Sidney McCain may claim that women are just some people who “live in her neighborhood,” but the American people know better. She can’t deny the fact that women were in attendance at her first political fundraiser — women who, to this day, are still unrepentant about being women!
John Sidney McCain — too risky for America.