Bush Claims He Worked ‘Closely’ With Vets Organizations On GI Bill; VFW Said It ‘Didn’t Have Much Input’
Bush Claims He Worked ‘Closely’ With Vets Organizations On GI Bill; VFW Said It ‘Didn’t Have Much Input’
Earlier today, President Bush delivered his final speech as president to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and once again — like Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) two days prior — tried to portray himself as a champion of the 21st century GI Bill. Bush said that his administration worked “closely and effectively” with the VFW. As an example, he cited the legislation:
BUSH: When the history of the last eight years is finally written, it will show how closely and effectively my administration and the VFW have worked together on behalf of America’s veterans. [...] Earlier this year, I was pleased to sign a piece of legislation that the VFW has long championed, a GI Bill for the 21st century.
Watch it:
Not only is Bush misleading the VFW about his support for the bill, but the VFW actually opposed a competing measure that Bush supported.
The Pentagon and the White House consistently resisted Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) strong bipartisan effort to pass the bill. They warned of the “harm” Webb’s bill would do to the military and objected to its generous education benefits to returning veterans.
Moreover, the Bush administration wasn’t working very close with the VFW on the bill as Bush suggested. The VFW endorsed Webb’s proposal in June 2007, and continued to press for the bill this year, rejecting the White House’s concerns. In fact, the VFW said they “didn’t have much input” on the competing proposal Bush (and McCain) supported and called it “very partisan.”
While the VFW honored Webb — the real champion of the GI Bill — with a gold medal and citation of merit for his leadership on the issue, Bush can probably trust Fox News to take his bait.
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Lying sack of cr@p.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:45 pmWhy do veterans hate America and its veterans so much?
/sarc
August 20th, 2008 at 3:47 pmSounds like the Repugnicant spin machine in high gear. Did Karen Hughes and Burson-Marsteller make any consulting revenue on this one?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:47 pmAs a “non-american’ how do you y’all put up with this BS?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:48 pmRepukes trying to take credit for something that actually helps our GI’s that they had nothing to do with….typical.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:48 pmI think I get it now.
When this administration opposes an honorable and non partisan bill that eventually passes, it takes the credit.
When this administration fails miserably within it’s own policies, it blames Clinton.
I truly believe that a NeoCON can never accept defeat, and is all too willing to divert the political situation when the heat is on them.
I also breath in oxygen, need food and water for energy, and plan to eventually die.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:49 pmIt has now been proven; to be a Repug you have to be able to lie your asses off and not blink. Quite a trick and one that has been perfected by this whole pile of scumbags.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:49 pmThis charade really pisses me off.
Who the FU(K is gonna spend 12 YEARS in the military then, suddenly, decide NOT to be a lifer?
NOBODY.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:51 pmMcDepends and Chimpy ; the 2 integral players in the formation of the GI Bill , by way of their opposition towards it……………Makes sense.
And the GOP backing putzes that troll here are still excusing these lying sacks of shit…………
August 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pmI’m sick of these g*ddamned LIARS.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pmDoes anybody have a map showing me how to get back to the country I grew up in?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pmRUCerious Says:
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Does anybody have a map showing me how to get back to the country I grew up in?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Go backwards past insanity and make a left into the HG Wells museum and jump into his time machine……….
August 20th, 2008 at 3:56 pmThese guys have zero shame. They fought the bill tooth and nail… it passed DESPITE them, not BECAUSE of them.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:56 pmI’m eagerly awaiting the statement from the VFW pointing out that these remarks are false. Tap, tap, tap. Still waiting. Hello, hello?!?!?!?! Is anybody home?
August 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pmC’mon trolls, let’s hear your defense of this one!
August 20th, 2008 at 3:58 pmWhy do Rethuglics hate America and its veterans so much?
I fixed it for you raynman.
:-o
August 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pmIf these VFW types fall for this load of crap they deserve Insane McBush It’s seems they have the American disease I can’t read anything so I need a Republican to tell me when to bend over for my prostate massage They never seem to notice that both hands on on their shoulders
August 20th, 2008 at 4:01 pmI’m wondering how these audiences are taking McBush and Bush lying to them. Do they smile and clap loudly. Do they frown and clap. Do they frown and not clap. Do they stand up and tell them they are full of $hit?
August 20th, 2008 at 4:02 pmWelcome to BushWorld, where nothing can go wrong. Any resembalance to the real world is merely a perceptual error on your part.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:03 pmImpeach Pelosi, Cheney and Bush, Restore the Constitution and Shut Down BushWorld!!!
Bush lies!
August 20th, 2008 at 4:04 pmWhat a surprise.
Every time he opens his mouth, a lie falls out.
And the Obama campaign will come out quickly and say… nothing.
Just WTF is going on here???? Why aren’t they jumping all over the constant stream of lies from McStain and his BFF Bush?
I’m really getting nervous, and pissed!
PEACE
August 20th, 2008 at 4:04 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
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I’m wondering how these audiences are taking McBush and Bush lying to them. Do they smile and clap loudly. Do they frown and clap. Do they frown and not clap. Do they stand up and tell them they are full of $hit?
August 20th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Watch the vid ; the moronic piece of shit is greeted with applause after delivering this line :
BUSH: Earlier this year, I was pleased to sign a piece of legislation that the VFW has long championed, a GI Bill for the 21st century.
I don’t mean to bad-mouth Vets ; but where in the hell was someone to yell out “You mean the one you threatened to veto , jackass?” ………..?
Vets risk their lives ; there isn’t one willing to risk irritating this sorry sack of shit with the truth ?
Or are the Vets pre-screened like every Chimpy function (which I suspect is the way it is)………?
August 20th, 2008 at 4:09 pmI’d like to hear Jim Webb’s take on this?
August 20th, 2008 at 4:10 pmWould it be unfair to say that 21st century republicans are purveyors of “The Big Lie?”
August 20th, 2008 at 4:11 pmWe all know that what comes out of this WAR CRIMINAL is all but LIES, LIES, and more LIES!
August 20th, 2008 at 4:16 pmI agree with spencer’s mom; Obama and crew need to jump on every lie that comes out of their mouths. It’s time to stop being “civil” and call a spade a spade. no more pussy footing around.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:16 pmAs a Vet, I resemble that remark.
So, an AWOL Air Guardsman & 5 deferrment Dickstick are VFW heroes?
Gag me.
While mold is inhaled by troubled, sick young soldiers in another military base, Bushit world uses doublespeak to take credit for something they never did.
That’s like Condi saying Countries don’t invade another sovereign State in the 21st Century.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:17 pmLiars, cheaters, chickenshits and blowhards; the lot of ‘em.
Lies, born of lies, on top of lies, based on lies, backed up by more lies. Our government has been hijacked and perverted into something that the founding fathers would not be able to recognize.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:49 pmWho are the people clapping his lies ?More evidence that 80% of Americans are unimformed.Ver scary eh.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:57 pmupside99 Says:
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C’mon trolls, let’s hear your defense of this one!
But, but, but, Obama kills babies!
August 20th, 2008 at 4:57 pmThe Fascist motto is ” use the Big Lie” at least once a day. Bush has an excellent record of compliance.
August 20th, 2008 at 5:12 pmspencers mom, I heard today that Joe Biden will be the pick not just for his foreign policy experience but because he’s the best fighter around. Maybe they’re waiting until he’s announced and then they’re going to let him loose.
August 20th, 2008 at 5:53 pmBush is beginning to sound more like Fox News with each passing waning day in left in office. Fox won the right to lie to the public in the courts, and Bush won the right to lie to the public from Nancy Pelosi.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:33 pmAs a member of my local American Legion, as a SOL Sons of the Legion member I can tell you from first hand experiance, tippin a few and just generally BS’S around, that almost everyone I encounter can’t stand to even listen to bush much less applaud the…. Staged events are one thing general membership is a whole other show that doesn’t get displayed or reported. Just sayin.
peace
August 20th, 2008 at 6:34 pmShayne- Biden would be a great VP. He has a way of getting straight to the heart of any issue and concisely explaining it.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pmI can’t remember the last time Bush made a speech in front of a bi-partisan non-affiliated group.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:40 pmI’m very disappointed not to read goon_golly’s explanation of what Bush really said.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:46 pmMaybe Bush worked closely with Jeff Gannon.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:33 pmAgain…Bush is an idiot.
I wonder how far his mom and dad have to go to find a place to hide every time this moron opens his mouth…
August 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pmThis is no suprise. Bush is a liar. The man lies like most people breathe. He lies so much I was suprised when I found out his name really is George. I think he gets up in the morning and lies about what he wants for breakfast just to stay in pracitce. This does bring up an interesting point though. I blame Raygun. He just lied constantly also and the GOP learned there is no downside to them lying to their brainwashed base. No matter how often it is PROVEN that the last ten things a Raygun or Chimpy Mcshortbus said were lies the next thing out of their mouth is gospel to the hivemind of the rightwing. So why SHOULDNT they lie. It is a wonderful advantage. If the liberal candidate keeps lying to me he will lose my support but if Bush came to the typical Limborg dittobots house and ate his kid for dinner they would make appologies and probably blame it on liberals and the war on Terra. Its become a charicature of actual political discourse. If they watched Bush sodomize a GOAT live on CNN they would rush in to rooms like this to tell us how wonderful it was the way Chimpy McCokespoon supported 4-H
August 20th, 2008 at 9:10 pmMcCain does not FLIP FLOP when voting for the American Military – He always votes against them:
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.
August 26th, 2008 at 3:52 pm