Posted on 02/25/2016 3:29:42 PM PST by kevcol
Stephanie Rader, a spy for the U.S. during World War II, died at 100 in January. But thanks to a spat between two Republican senators, her life was one month too short to see her service honored by Congress.
Arizona Sen. John McCain temporarily blocked a bill commemorating veterans of the Office of Strategic Services with a gold medal as he feuded with Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, who leads the committee in charge of the measure. The bill finally passed this week after McCain relented, but not before Rader had passed away.
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McCain at first denied knowing anything about that on Monday and said he doesn't "put holds on things." But then on Tuesday, he said he may have been blocking the veterans bill.
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And over here is where I wanted to put that life-size statue of the Chairman.
What do they mean when they say “a gold medal”? What is this, the Olympics? Don’t they mean Medal of Honor?
Just one more reason to primary McCain.
McCain needs to be retired to his front porch, waving a cane and chasing kids off his lawn.
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