Comments on: Gen. Clark Attacks McCain for Failure to Support Bill to Improve Veterans’ Benefits http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/04/04/gen-clark-attacks-mccain-for-failure-to-support-vets-bill/ News and Opinion on Politics and Media Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:37:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alexander Barnett http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/04/04/gen-clark-attacks-mccain-for-failure-to-support-vets-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-489958 Alexander Barnett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:55:17 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/04/04/gen-clark-attacks-mccain-for-failure-to-support-vets-bill/#comment-489958 Response to Kevin's email. You want details? Here are just a few. McCain voted AGAINST an amendent providing $20 billion to the VA's medical facilities. Voted AGAINST providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care "and treatment for veterans,"one of only 13 senators to do so. Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes. Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending "abusive tax loopholes." Voted AGAINST a $650 million in veterans medical care funding. Response to Kevin’s email. You want details? Here are just a few.

McCain voted AGAINST an amendent providing $20 billion to the VA’s medical facilities.

Voted AGAINST providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care “and treatment for veterans,”one of only 13 senators to do so.

Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes.

Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending “abusive tax loopholes.”

Voted AGAINST a $650 million in veterans medical care funding.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/04/04/gen-clark-attacks-mccain-for-failure-to-support-vets-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-488324 Kevin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:15:27 +0000 http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/04/04/gen-clark-attacks-mccain-for-failure-to-support-vets-bill/#comment-488324 Not to play Devil's advocate, but I'm always suspicious of these "so-and-so refused to vote for such-and-such bill" stories. Often it's a bill to say, give blankets to orphans but it has a rider allowing FBI agents to sell crack in hospitals. (This is possibly an exaggeration, but you get my point.) This should not be taken as any kind of support for McCain, who in my opinion is a total sell-out and only slightly less unworthy of the Presidential office than Bush, but rather a call for skepticism. You can guarantee you'll see lots of stories exactly like this about either Obama or Clinton which should be looked at with the same eye. Not to play Devil’s advocate, but I’m always suspicious of these “so-and-so refused to vote for such-and-such bill” stories. Often it’s a bill to say, give blankets to orphans but it has a rider allowing FBI agents to sell crack in hospitals. (This is possibly an exaggeration, but you get my point.) This should not be taken as any kind of support for McCain, who in my opinion is a total sell-out and only slightly less unworthy of the Presidential office than Bush, but rather a call for skepticism. You can guarantee you’ll see lots of stories exactly like this about either Obama or Clinton which should be looked at with the same eye.

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