Comments on: Graham: If Republicans Vote Against The 21st Century GI Bill, ‘We Will Get Rewarded In The Next Election’

By: rogerD

rogerD — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:10:14 +0000

I’ll bet Bush vetoes it anyway just to make Congress vote all over again. Methinks Lynnsey is suffering from dementia. Voinovich of Ohio votes “no”. To be repaid in two years, Mr. V, you can count on it.

By: Shayne

Shayne — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:54:27 +0000

If the regular military gives out decent benefits to the veterans they won’t be desperate enough to go work for those murdering mercenaries, Blackwater.

By: flavorino

flavorino — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:39:29 +0000

What’s curious is why wouldn’t the GOP support this bill.
It’s cost is just a fraction of what is being squandered in Iraq, so it can’t be just about the money.

I’ve gotta suspect that the GOP,their corporate masters and the “have’s and have mores” that sponsor them really don’t want a strong viable, free middle class that is not under their control. They just want people who can serve as cannon fodder for profitable wars.

By: flavorino

flavorino — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:32:09 +0000

I’M NOW CONVINCED. Senator Graham is being blackmailed with the threat of outing him as a homosexual.
I can’t see any other reason why he would make such ridiculous statements.
C’mon Lindsey just come out of the closet for God’s sake, enough is enough!

By: abarts

abarts — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:39:28 +0000

Support the Troops!…but only by OUR rules. Screw Lindsey, former Serviceman.
And shell-shocked McCain couldn’t/Wouldn’t show for the vote?
Another former Serviceman, and current pussy.

By: rat618

rat618 — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:28:35 +0000

When was the last time McShame voted in the Senate? It seems every vote has him absent while Obama and Clinton make it back to vote. The people of Arizona should quit paying him.

By: DRxJ

DRxJ — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:08:12 +0000

WE will get REWARDED in the next ELECTION…

Hmmmm. How can we tell that this was spoke by a Republican?

Oh yeah. Being all about “Me, Me, Me”!
Putting yourself above the troops.
Caring more about the next term than providing education to the brave men and women fighting YOUR war!

Republicanism. It’s never about the world. It’s about YOU!!!

By: shoeless

shoeless — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:55:42 +0000

…we will get rewarded in the next election…

Nice to know they are thinking about the troops.

By: Cal Malenky

Cal Malenky — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:41:47 +0000

In the Republican’s Washington Wonderland, everything is through the looking glass. The opposite of what it should be.
Verdict first. Trial later.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:21:14 +0000

Graham is a walking example of a mysterious and dreadful occurrence within the repug party. They have collectively lost their minds, their ethics, their integrity, their common sense and their judgment. They blindly follow their leader over the cliff without a second thought.
Many of those who are up for reelection this fall decided to vote for their political lives, but the others are implacable, remain true to the moronic loser in the white house, continue to make fools of themselves for him like Graham. He and Lieberman make a good team – they should go off to shop in Iraq, holding hands, and leave government.

By: octamethyl

octamethyl — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:42:44 +0000

If the war were a cause I believed in, I would enlist in a heartbeat. Perhaps the administration should read between the lines: no one is joining the army because no one believes in this pointless war. So many deaths for no good reason. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE???

By: konchster

konchster — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:35:50 +0000

I don’t know where the term gobbledegook came from but I recognize it when I hear it
“This is a defining moment for the Senate, for the Republicans, and this war. I can tell you if we leave the generals alone and support our troops, they will win this war. And to my Republican colleagues, if we’ll stand firm for a fair procedure and a sensible solution to the veterans’ problems, “

By: pete

pete — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:34:19 +0000

Poor Senators. They’re stuck between Iraq and a headcase.

By: pbg

pbg — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:22:53 +0000

Hmmm…Lindsay ‘The Bionic Woman” Graham…has a ring to it….

But they just can’t do it–spend money to help the non-rich. No-bid contracts for war profiteers? Sure~! Immunity from prosecution for everybody from defense contractors to big telecoms? We’re at war! College educations for veterans? Uhhh…

You want to know why there won’t be martial law in the United States? This is one reason why.

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:12:09 +0000

McMIA is missing in action again, eh?

Lindsay, you’re a sweetheart. No go find Jeff Gannon and blow…

off some steam.

Thank you, Senator Webb. Not only will our troops benefit, but the American public just got a look at the real terrorists.

By: BrianFL

BrianFL — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:08:26 +0000

Actually, Graham is correct. Republicans WILL be rewarded for this effort to short change the troops. They’ll be rewarded with high-paying jobs as defense industry lobbyists in the private sector after they lose their elections.

By: IgnoranceIsNotBliss

IgnoranceIsNotBliss — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:07:41 +0000

A little o/t but does anyone know what the address is for seeing how members in the House of Representatives voted on something?

By: grover nerdkissed

grover nerdkissed — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:03:21 +0000

i wonder what reward they are expecting?

By: Cats r Flyfishn

Cats r Flyfishn — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:31 +0000

Thanks for the link, Walt the Man

By: Cats r Flyfishn

Cats r Flyfishn — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:58:26 +0000

Dr Matt – I don’t have the list. I was just referencing the Update to the thread.