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1 posted on 05/31/2008 10:25:54 AM PDT by The_Republican

To: The_Republican

Nothing is above criticism.

2 posted on 05/31/2008 10:37:08 AM PDT by cake_crumb (Obama = Bumbling Tyrant who loves America's enemies)

To: The_Republican

It was the channel through which the hierarchical, macho culture of the military spread into boardrooms and town halls.

Sounds good to me. Beats the wussified corporations of today.

3 posted on 05/31/2008 10:45:24 AM PDT by Mogollon (Vote straight GOP for congress....our only protection against Obama-Clinton, or McCain.)

To: The_Republican

The GI bill was the best investment that the US ever made. In my case, they gave me $3,600 to attend college for 4 year ( I had to pay all expenses.) Since then, I have averaged over $8,000 per year in personal income tax, and I continue to do so..

4 posted on 05/31/2008 10:54:52 AM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (Swift as the wind; Calmly majestic as a forest; Steady as the mountains.)

To: The_Republican

There was a particular part of this bill which McCain objected to regarding education and it had to do with giving short term soldiers the same benefits as longer term soldiers.

Guess what....George Washington had the same problem...and spoke out quite strongly about it.

It revolved around State Militias giving out higher pay for short time service in the National Army. GW said...If it continues...Everyone will simply wait around for a short term assignment.

Obama hit on McCain who basically holds the same view as Washington. Effectively, Obama disagrees with GWashington!!

Obama might be book smart but he's in left field in his view.

5 posted on 05/31/2008 11:19:59 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")

To: The_Republican

Bush should agree to this AFTER adding a cash "BONUS SYSTEM FOR TEACHING VETERANS" that pays more every year to a war veteran who teaches in our schools and universities. This would help to fix the problem created when the Selective Service gave deferments to teachers and allowed so many left-wing "I hate America" types into our schools to infect our young to justify not serving. Let's see if the Democrats would support it then!

As to the Bill in general, Non-veteran students get grants for some FUTURE benefit to the country, researchers get money to POTENTIALLY develop something, farmers get benefits for NOT growing crops, workers get money for being unemployed.

IMHO the difference between these GI Bill benefits and all the other benefits and entitlements from government is that these people actually do something to EARN the benefit, and they do it BEFORE they earn the benefit, and they give up control of their lives to do it. [And they engage in a pursuit that most other's specifically reject doing

6 posted on 05/31/2008 11:25:30 AM PDT by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)

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