McCain Wrong on G.I. Bill of Rights

This Memorial Day we especially remember and honor our fallen troops.

But, what about our veterans who have served honorably, and at great sacrifice, who are returning to resume their lives. How are we honoring them?

The Decider thinks we have honored them enough, threatening to veto the new G. I. Bill of Rights passed in both the House and Senate that would pay full tuition and other expenses at a four-year public university for veterans who served in the military for at least three years since 9/11.

Ungenerous George.... "so lavish with other people's sacrifices, so reckless in pouring the national treasure into the sandy pit of Iraq, Mr. Bush remains as cheap as ever when it comes to helping people at home." (NY Times)

Bush, and to his great discredit, Sen. John McCain, argue against the bill because they don't want to give our troops anything that might lure them out of service.... better to keep the existing mediocre college benefits so that people in uniform are more likely to stay put, they insist.

Strawman reasoning since the C.B.O. predicts that the bill would offset the re-enlistment decline by increasing new recruits... by 16 percent.

McCain attacked Sen. Barack Obama for criticizing his opposition to the bill, and in his over-the-top diatribe sneered that since Obama hadn't served he couldn't possibly know as much about how to handle the military as McSame.

John, John, John.... you're woefully out-of-touch. You need to find your maverick "Straight Talking" self who fought against the "agents of intolerance" and put conscience over politics. Following in the lame and misguided footsteps of The Decider isn't the way to the high road.

In the meantime, in the spirit of Memorial Day, stand aside so this new and improved G. I. Bill can be enacted as partial repayment for the sacrifice of our soldiers. They deserve no less.