Paltalk News - Gary talks about Hillary's Gaff, and McCain

Hillary Clinton's reference to the assassination of Bobby Kennedy in June as a reason to remain in the race has caused many to express dismay. Some, myself included, feel it reveals a belief she has that she needs to remain a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in case her opponent, Barack Obama, is assassinated.

Yet other callers to News Talk Online argued this is a distortion, that Clinton was only making a point that a lot can happen between now and the Democratic National Convention.

So too was there a split in interpretation of Republican presidential candidate John McCain's flip flopping on the GI Bill. First he was simply opposed. Then he came up with his own, alternative plan.

Many believe McCain's new proposal was cooked up because of his initial opposition to the bill, to show that he really does support the troops. Others say, his bill makes more sense than the one originally proposed because it gives greater benefits to those who serve additional tours of duty. The fear being that if one term results in the same opportunities, fewer people will re-enlist.

The most interesting argument came from Don from Chicago who suggested that Sen. Jim Webb's D-VA) GI Bill is really a deliberate attempt to reduce the military ranks. But as political correspondent Alan Jasie pointed out, this is the same Jim Webb who served as Ronald Reagan's secretary of the Navy.

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