Truth: McCain Has A Poor Record on Veterans’ Issues
It doesn’t make much sense, and you might assume that because John McCain is the candidate who is a veteran himself, that his record on veterans’ benefits would be superior. But, you would be wrong. So, why is John McCain claiming to have an excellent voting record on veterans’ benefits and other veterans’ issues? I imagine, it’s for votes. He appears to be putting his campaign ahead of the welfare of veterans. What do you think?
Taking on McCain on Veterans’ Issues…
In the first presidential debate a couple of weeks ago, John McCain boasted that he’s always been a champion for veterans. I’ll take care of them,” he said. “And they know I’ll take care of them.”
Unfortunately for McCain, facts keep getting in the way of the claim.
In recent years, McCain’s ratings from veterans’ groups have been less than impressive. The Vietnam Veterans of America, for example, recently compiled a list of key votes, and found McCain voted against the group’s position 15 times and with the group eight times. (Obama, in contrast, voted with the VVA 12 times, and against it only once.)
McCain’s true record on Veterans’ Issues…
McCain postures himself as a real fighter for veterans. Recently, however, veterans’ groups have taken issue with this stance and issued some reports showing that the opposite is, in fact true. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America points out that McCain missed 6 of 9 important votes on veterans bills this year and stood in the way of passage of the new GI bill. VoteVets.org has issued this ad taking McCain to task for his position on that same bill:
So, the facts prove that McCain has a very poor record when it comes to veterans’ issues. I think more people should be calling him out on this. What do you think?
