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[furrbear]

TX-Sen: Republican Senator John Cornyn, the target of a new VoteVets ad urging him to vote for the 21st Century GI Bill, has lashed out at the veterans' organization, and VoteVets has responded:

In today's edition of Roll Call, Cornyn's spokesman responded to an ad launched by VoteVets.org calling on Cornyn to vote for a new GI Bill by saying, "The anti-war crowd is determined to use our men and women in uniform for their political advantage, even if our national security is jeopardized in the process."

In response, Brandon Friedman, an Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran from Dallas, and Vice Chair of VoteVets.org said, "Senator Cornyn's response to veterans is ignorant, insulting, and beneath his office. The GI Bill has nothing to do with the decision to go to war, or the course in Iraq, nor would it jeopardize security. The GI Bill was a sacred promise enacted by President Roosevelt, and all we are asking for is that America not default on that promise."

Friedman added, "Further, to accuse veterans of using ourselves as a political football is pernicious and absurd. Apparently, veterans do not have the right to ask Senator Cornyn to do the right thing, or else we'll be smeared. At least we now know what Senator Cornyn thinks of those of us who served this nation in combat."

I am really at a loss as to explain how lobbying for the GI Bill endangers our national security.

Oh, wait... Cornyn's an ass and a bad relic of Tom DeLay's multi-million lobbyist and PAC Spend-a-thon in 2002 to create a "Permanint Repu'likin Majoritee" down 'ere in TexASS. From the polling, it looks as if even the Repu'likins aren't that fond of Cornyn - With some work, Rick Noriega could defeat him. Polls show Noriega within the 4 point margin-of-error.

Check out RickNoriega.com for more information. TAKE TEXAS BACK

Comments

[jaybear.livejournal.com]

Noriega is polling reasonably well, which is pretty cool. I've contributed to his campaign.

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

How 'bout this...

Read Our Lips. No New TEXANS!

[cipherpunk.livejournal.com]

The military doesn't like this GI Bill, either -- the NSC has weighed in with an opinion it will substantially reduce the Army's retention rates. The GI Bill proposed, which the NSC and many Congressional Republicans do not like, gives full monetary awards to people who have performed only one tour of duty -- thus giving an encouragement to sign up for one term, but not re-enlist.

The version backed by the GOP has a graduated scale for financial assistance, so much per term of enlistment, which is seen as an incentive to do more than one term.

This is not a one-dimensional issue, and supporting the GOP's version does not make one an unthinking neocon.