As long as I get my benefits from the service, fuck the rest of them.

-Bagdad John McBush.

Huh?

He offer up a bill to help the vets and the title of this article is "What's McCain Have Against Education Benefits for Veterans"?

Anyone else find this odd?

Perhaps a change in U.S forign policy would help encourage re enlistment. The current "dont let em get out...keep sendin em back till they're all dead or maimed' has not been a crowd pleaser has it?

I'm glad you actually read the article 726, at least I know to skip over your posts from now on as it's obvious you just spout off and don't read.

I agree with Salamandagator, this title has nothing to do with the article or actual bills.

I used my MGIB-SR benefits (actually, the late 80's equivalent) to pay for law school in the UC system, but since the UC registration fees are amongst the lowest in the country I had more then enough $$ to pay for school, books and part of my housing. Nowadays, even in the UC system, the current benefit falls far short of paying for school.

I have reviewed both bills, and actually the Graham-McCain bill seems to have more substance, and the support of the Pentagon. Having spent 6 years in active duty and 2 in Reserve, I know that any language in a bill that allows the Pentagon to set "some amount of assistance proportional to their service for 36 months" is a license for the troops to get screwed...I would rather have a set amount that I can count on based on my time in service.

Both of these bills make a long overdue adjustment in the MGIB, maybe the better parts of both bills will merge in committee and will get passed.

at least I know to skip over your posts

Excuse me while I shed a tear.

IM SURE OUR TROOPS WOULD LIKE MORE PAY...THAN MORE BENIFITS

HOW ABOUT PAYING A PRIVATE $35,000 A YEARS....WITH A $10,000 BONUS FOR SIGN UP

HOW ABOUT NOT TAXING OUR TROOPS PAY CHECK....THAT WOULD BE NICE

Judas-
HOW ABOUT NOT POSTING EVERYTHING IN CAPS AS IF THAT MADE UP FOR THE LACK OF CONTENT IN YOUR POSTS.

HOW ABOUT YOU STOP SHOUTING, MORON.

How about just bringing them home. Let the UN do the policing. If they don't want to, then why bother with the UN for anything?

Bring them all home. Close all the bases, blow them up so they can't be used when we leave. Send all the troops to the borders.

It would be fun to watch JUDAS and CELISARY in a SHOUTING MATCH.

Judas

I used to do the "ALL CAPS" thing when I first blogged on here. I drove everyone nuts.

Put your emphasis on words you think are important by using "bold" print.
One of the guys on here can show you how to do it.

Bush said he would VETO this extension to the GI Bill if he came across his desk.

Bush feels it's a waste of our money to educate our veterans who are what Bush merely considers to be "cannon fodder" and worth nothing more.

McBush feels the same way. Bush and McCain think this GI educational bill is "too generous" to our military veterans but money sure is no object when it comes to war profiteering for Halliburton and all the other Bush corporate donors with cushy Iraq war reconstruction contracts.

I hope our military vets have now had their eyes opened.

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Larry Mohr

The McCain plan's monthly education benefit, which would be available to any active-duty military personnel, regardless of when they began their service, would rise over time to reflect increases in college costs.

In addition, the McCain-Graham bill would provide $500 a year for books and supplies. And after 12 years in the military, the benefit would gradually rise to $2,000 a month by 2011 - a way of encouraging people to remain in the service.

Webb's plan has no such provision for longevity, though veterans would have up to 15 years after they leave active duty to use their benefit. Under Graham's plan, they'd have up to 10 years.

The transfer and longevity provisions, supporters argue, are crucial ways of encouraging people to stay in the military, and they have strong support from the Pentagon.

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Larry Mohr

Ok why do the tags show up on my computer but not on my webtv?? That is fucked up to say the very least.

Larry Mohr

CC....Thank You for your comments....you are an intellegent and civil person

Bush said he would VETO this extension to the GI Bill if he came across his desk.



Now if the reason he is doing this... is because the GI Bill is attached to the war funding bill.....i will understand

if its not attached to the war funding bill.....i would like to know why

"I drove everyone nuts."

And you continue to drive some.