John McCain claims that his military service is one of his qualifications to be commander in chief. I seriously doubt his dedication to the American military. His voting record shows his lack of concern for our bravest men and women.

John McCain missed 10 of the past 14 votes on Iraq.

John McCain in September 2007: voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate troop rest between deployments.

John McCain in July 2007: voted against a plan to drawdown troop levels in Iraq.

John McCain in March 2007 was too busy to vote on a bill that would require the start of a drawdown in troop levels within 120 days with a goal of withdrawing nearly all-combat troops within one year.

John McCain in February 2007 didn’t even bother to show up to vote against a resolution condemning it. For such a strong supporter of the escalation, McCain didn’t even bother to show up and vote for it.

John McCain in June 2006, voted against a resolution that Bush start withdrawing troops but with no timeline to do so.

John McCain in May 2006, voted against an amendment that would provide $20 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care facilities.

John McCain in April 2006, was one of only 13 Senators to vote against $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.

John McCain in March 2006, voted against increasing Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.

John McCain in March 2004, once again voted for abusive tax loopholes over veterans when he voted against creating a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans’ medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes. Jeez, McCain really loves those tax loopholes for corporations, since he voted for them over our veterans’ needs.

John McCain in October 2003, voted to table an amendment by Senator Dodd that called for an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000.

John McCain in April 2003, urged other Senate members to table a vote (which never passed) to provide more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq related to a shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, and tactical vests.

If he believes that we should stay the course for as long as possible he should be willing to support the people he puts in harms way.

John McCain is not a friend of the American Military.

So, why doesn’t anybody outside the blog world ever challenge these false statements? Should we ask Dan Bartlett? Oops, I answered my own question.

Why aren’t people standing up to all his BS?

His war wounds. They are his Get Out of Hypocrisy Free card.

And he plays that card, with every flubbed line, and seeming inconsistency.

That’s like joining a band of thieves in order to avoid getting robbed.

After having been robbed, for eight years…

Fight it.

There are quite a few veteran groups that will help

try National Veterans Foundation, http://www.nvf.org, 1-888-7774443 and tell them the situation.

Good luck.

This is why I think that the Democrats need to be running against the Republicans not against just McCain. There should be ads on every day pounding home all the harm that this administration and the Obstructionist Republicans have done to this country.

That’s really unforgivable.

As a POW — there was the football team he gave as false information (notwithstanding that it undermines his opinion that torture works) was it Steelers or Packers? He’s changed his story.

As a POW — his early memoirs of his captivity carried no mention of the Christmas Day cross in the dirt, that was apparently so moving to him.

As a POW — he relates the connection to his favorite Abba song, but it was not released until 1977.

He has deliberately distorted his own record on veterans’ issues to favor himself now that he needs to pander to them.
He has distorted Obama’s record on veterans’ issues in order to defame Obama.
He claims credit for legislation he worked against; he denies support for Bush’s policies that deny aid to veterans.

What more is it gonna take before veterans – all Americans – awaken to the false candidacy fo John McCain. We all should have learned this 8 years ago; but some conservatives have convenient memories.

So, if the dems win, you’ll stay a registered dem, but if they lose you’re jumping ship – to the party that has done the damage to our country?

That’s like joining a band of thieves in order to avoid getting robbed.

In February 2003, I was laid off work. I had just turned 50 and my personal heath insurance premiums went from $300 a month to over $800 a month. So I went to the local VA hospital to apply for VA medical benefits. I was told that I was two weeks too late. Bu$h had signed an Executive Order restricting veterans from applying for medical benefits; minimum requirement to receive benefits was a purple heart.

I entered the service in the early 70’s and my first assignment was to Europe. Since Europe was not a war zone, I didn’t have much of a chance to earn a purple heart. By the time my tour had ended, we were pulling out of Vietnam. My veteran’s medical benefit was eliminated by the stroke of a pen without discussion or consultation with Congress.

It really annoys me when politicians forget veterans are more than just the current group of soldiers they send into harms way.

I would question who this “we” is, turncoat.

So, if the dems win, you’ll stay a registered dem, but if they lose you’re jumping ship – to the party that has done the damage to our country? Don’t let the door hit you on the way out

I would posit you never were a dem., with thinking like that.

I had some respect for your previous comments, but this statement is just a petulant response to feelings of hopelessness. Lest we forget, a McCain presidency will still have to deal with a projected veto-proof majority of dems in the House and Senate, and there is no polling that shows this political fact changing before the elections.

So sign that republican registration card now, and quit hanging on the fence – then you can complain about how the dems aren’t playing fair, by giving McCain all he wants, legislatively.

When you confront people with the truth you are attacked by multiple so called christians who will not let your side be told.

Anyone else encountering this? There is much hatred being spread again for political gain.

Grampy, you can’t remember what you had for breakfast much less yesterday.

McCain embraced government-run health care…but only for veterans.

But Republicans, including John McCain, always tell us that government run health care is a bad thing. Does that mean McCain hates veterans?