John McCain: Speech 08/18/08

John McCain
Speech
Orlando, FL 08/18/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: I suppose from my opponent's vantage point, veterans concerns are just one more issue to be spun or worked to advantage. This would explain why he has also taken liberties with my position on the GI Bill. In its initial version, that bill failed to address the number one education request that I've heard from career service members and their families -- the freedom to transfer their benefits to a spouse or a child. The bill also did nothing to retain the young officer and enlisted leaders who form the backbone of our all-volunteer force.

As a political proposition, it would have much easier for me to have just signed on to what I considered flawed legislation. But the people of Arizona, and of all America, expect more from their representatives than that, and instead I sought a better bill. I'm proud to say that the result is a law that better serves our military, better serves military families, and better serves the interests of our country.

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Even if we take this BS rationalization as fact, why would anyone think it would be proper for a veteran to transfer his/her educational benefits to another person? That is ONE of the stupidest things I've heard this poor excuse for a candidate say.