McCain indicates he will not support GI Bill. (updated)

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/15/mccain-indicates-he-will-not-support-gi-bill/

Despite his claim that he is “a consistent supporter of educational benefits for the men and women of the military,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) indicated yesterday that he will not support the bipartisan 21st Century GI Bill, stating that he is working on his own proposal. McCain has been largely absent on the issue, even though Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) — the bill’s chief sponsor — had been urging McCain “to get on the bill.” Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America has now taken out a full-page ad in a South Carolina newspaper pressuring Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to support the legislation.

(emphasis mine)

What is the difference, you ask, between McCain's bill and Webb's bill?

Here is a clue:

From the ABC link in the Think Progress article

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4652517&page=1

(snip)

On his campaign plane this afternoon, McCain said he and allies in the Senate are working on an alternative to the bill, but would only support something that included incentives to stay in the military.

(end snip) emphasis again mine.

edited to add ABC news link.

[geardaddy]

1. What an assh*le n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Yeah, we'll see that when we see McCain's tax returns

It seems we have some McCain supporters on this board
so I'm nominating your thread.

[geardaddy]

3. Oh and K&R btw. n/t

[acmavm]

4. He will not allow (keeps blocking) families of Viet Nam MIAs

from getting access to interviews of the POWs. They want to see if there are clues as to what happened to their loved ones. McCain keeps blocking their attempts.

Gotta wonder what old (and I do mean OLD) Johnny McCain has to hide.

[AngryOldDem]

5. Yet, military families will back him no matter what.

The way some in this country treat veterans is an absolute disgrace.

[Wizard777]

6. The Republicans only yell support the troops when they need money for the contractors.

[barbtries]

7. mccain indicates that

he would be an extremely poor choice for president.

[bdamomma]

10. and apparently there are many people out there who would

consider voting for this bush extension. jeez, what is wrong with people???

[bdamomma]

8. just continuing the bush agenda

what a sick SOB.

[amihol]

9. Mccain is a xxxeater

[Supersedeas]

11. and not peep about this or flip flopping on waterboarding/torture or Sunni/Shia confusion in the med