Veterans Win. Jim Webb Wins. McCain Forgets His Roots.

In Washington today there was a victory long overdue. And another demonstration of how far John McCain and much of the GOP has distanced itself from the real world of peoples concerns. While McCain was busy throwing a lunatic endorser under the wheels of the Straight Talk Express a vote was underway in the Senate. A vote that McCain did not attend. The subject being voted on was Senator Jim Webbs bill to reform and update The GI Bill, something long overdue, to make it more in line with this era and it's soldiers. The Bill had large bipartisan support but was just short of a veto proof majority and may well have needed McCains vote. However The presumptive GOP nominee is on record against the bill. Little consideration was given by the McCain camp to the optics of the whole thing untill it was too late. And once it looked like the votes were there McCain still didn't come through. Once again the GOP has demonstrated that support the troops only means, to them, a bumper magnet. ( Kudos to those Republicans that did do the right thing and support this legislation.)

Final vote result --- 75 -22. Well done Senator Webb and those who supported this bill. Thanks for nothing Senator McCain.

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