[2ndDivisionVet]

The anti-AmeriKKKan presstitutes and their democrat clients are trying to accomplish something John McCain never could: Making me to vote for him in November. What say you?

[Red Steel]

Hard to believe, but true. The industrious beavers who "raise questions" about McCain's fitness for the presidency, citing his $58,000 disability pension, are this time from the Los Angeles Times.

Yawwwwwwn. The media turds better come up with better 'dirt' on McCain than this LoL!

[Question Liberal Authority]

How are Max Cleland’s finances?

[skipper18]

Its kind of a ‘yeah, whatever’ issue, but ... what the heck is a man married to a woman worth over 100 million dollars, and a US senator to boot, doing collecting a disability pension?

That money is for vets who come back to injured to work, or work very much, or otherwise earn an income because of their sacrifice.

McCain accepting that money is a little bit of a ‘huh?’ for me.

[TeaDumper]

I think we’re going to have to shift to the insanity “defense” for the MSM. Stupidity just isn’t a good enough reason / excuse for why the MSM keeps pulling stunts that blowup in their faces.

[theymakemesick]

...refresh my memory please, how much did the clintons and obamas make last year?

[Wiseghy]

The scandal is that a brave vet, who was permanentantly disabled due to unspeakable torture, has only received $58k over these many years.

I'm sure the pain he endures continues, and it limits his activities in ways that ONLY the disabled appreciate.

It is a scandal that he only got this small amount, though I'm certain that he never even remotely considered asking for more. If he had, you can bet the LA Slimes would be all over it.

[Gator113]

I’m in.

They shouldn’t have picked that scab.

[El Gato]

Most folks don't know it, but a disability pension reduces a regular military retirement pay dollar for dollar. The only thing is that you can get a disablity pension even if not yet eligible for retirement under the regular rules. I know one “retired” Navy LT, who gets partial disability, (lost part of a leg), but he did not serve anywhere near long enough for a regular retirement. The main thing that meant was that he and his children, who weren't even born when he “retired” could use the Bx/Px and commissary since he was retired, even though he was successful small buisiness man, and later very successfull politician as well. But I imagine teh money helped a little as well.

[Arkinsaw]

I am no McCain fan...at all. But those who serve in foreign wars should not have to pay taxes...ever. Any benefit of the doubt on disability or pension matters...should go to them. Medical care for combat veterans should be free...and good. Veterans benefits should be the last thing ever cut from a budget. Even if we go almost bankrupt...that should be the very last thing to go.

I've never served in the military, much less in combat. So I should pay taxes....veterans of wars have already paid their bill.

[OeOeO]

If Otis Chandler were still alive he'd strangle each and every lout working for the L.A.Times today.

[ApplegateRanch]

McCain = military-connected disability = unfit for POTUS

FDR = wheelchair bound invalid = Greatest President in Modern History

Yup; the usual Liberal disconnect. Glad to see everything is still functioning normally.

[xuberalles]

For what this man had to go through, this attack is simply sickening. Liberals are shameless.

[Jedidah]

The thinking is that the Democrats will try to play this card as “dirt” on McCain in the general election.

Even they can’t be that dumb.

What a marvelous opening to tell McCain’s story of heroism to a generation who sees him only as a grumpy old man.

Think of all the free air time. McCain the hero vs. Obama’s anti-American associates.

Regardless of how you view his politics, that POW story is compelling. Anyone tortured as he was who would turn down release out of principle has guts and proven character. Period.

[MarkL]

Let me start by saying that I'm NOT a McCain supporter... But one of the worst pieces of slander on McCain I've seen are the ones where he's actually blamed for the conflagration on the Forrestal! So far I've only seen those on-line, and not from any main-stream media outlet, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did spread the lies.

Mark

[kenth]

More lame from the lamestream. He paid for that pension and then some.

[Einherjar]

I am told that due to his injuries, he can`t even lift his arms over his head.

No ability to offer a jesture of surrender, ...............distinguishes him from his Rat competitors.

[napscoordinator]

I agree with you, but he still has not released his medical records. They have been asking him for awhile now. If he would just release them then the medical question would stop, just like Obama quit asking the Clintons to submit their tax returns since they submitted them and nothing really came about it. McCain should just release them as everyone else has for decades. What is the big deal really.

[RFEngineer]

The way military disability is determined, and the percentages assigned can’t stand the scrutiny of the light of day in many cases.

It’s looked at as an entitlement by many retiring military members - some do deserve it, some maybe not. That is the uncomfortable thing here...many military members are declared fractionally disabled upon retirement.

In McCain’s case, it’s hard to argue that he is 100% disabled - and the media is rightfully skeptical over the definition that the military uses for “disabled”. It is looked at as a “freebie” by some retiring military. I know many of them.

Again, some deserve it, some don’t, but the definition of “disabled” used by the military is a fair question to ask, but it is not one that is specific to McCain.

[Grunthor]

The anti-AmeriKKKan presstitutes and their democrat clients are trying to accomplish something John McCain never could: Making me to vote for him in November. What say you?

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The only thing that could allow me to vote for that backstabbing POS would be a hard-line conservative VP pick.

And then hope for the best.

[SunkenCiv]

When it comes to smearing John McCain, the mainstream media don't sleep. Now it's "raising questions" about the disability pension he got for torture injuries as a prisoner of war. Where's the shame? Hard to believe, but true.

Plus, he had that professional relationship with that one woman, but it could easily have turned into an affair. /sarc