BY TAYLOR MARSH It’s like high school, only the stakes are much higher. But, I told you so. How in the world did grown ups who want to run the free world get in this position? Clinton has made it clear that she is not considering formally fighting Sen. Barack Obama for the nomination in Denver later this month. Campaign Ad-Watch: More on the “Hippie” Ad Bill Diven, who is a little more experienced than I am in politics (Jimi Hendrix pun intentional), has a great write-up on the Pearce ad which is gaining attention but not the good sort. Hell, my previous post got four comments. Four! Almost a record for this blog. But back to Diven:The picture is a conservative’s worst nightmare of the Vietnam War era. But who are these stereotypes designed to make voters deathly afraid of Democrat Tom Udall? New Ad Out By The DNC On The John McCain/Bush Twins  This is a pretty darn good ad, enjoy it. Technorati Tags: John McCain,George Bush,2008 election,DNC http://no-dictator-needed.blogspot.
McCain: Town Hall 07/15/08
John McCainTown Hall MeetingAlbuquerque, NM 07/15/08TRANSCRIPTIONQUESTIONER: I’m going to school on the GI bill right now, and, as you mentioned, Senator Jim Webb wanted to institute a new GI bill. I’m halfway through my bachelor’s program and my GI bill’s about to run out. I’ve been hearing third-hand information from CNN and everybody why you oppose it. So I want to hear it from the Straight Talk Express. Why do you not support the new GI bill and what reassurance can you give me and all the other veterans in this country that you’re gonna give us your un-ending support?MCCAIN: Well thank you for your service to our country. We did resolve the issue, which I said was incentives for people to remain in because, after now, thanks to our negotiations, we will now be able to have those individuals who remain in the military, after a period of time, transfer those educational benefits to their family members.The initial studies for the original bill said that retention would drop by as much as 16%. As we discussed earlier, we need to retain high quality men and women to make a career in the military. We have reached an agreement on this issue. There’s only one thing that I disagree on the transferability and I’ll keep workin’ on it. They would not agree to have this transferability apply prior to 2001 [...]. I think it ought to be retroactive for everybody who has served this country and I’ll continue to work on that. I think, if you talk, to one of our senior enlisted people today, one of their challenges is not just their own education, but how are they gonna provide education to their family members, their children, and their spouses? [...] We are now gonna give them the ability to transfer those educational benefits to their spouse or family member. I just want it to apply to everybody, unfortunately, they would not agree except back to 2001. We’ll try and fix that as well.CLIP LABEL: JM NM 7-15 GI BillTo download a high resolution version of this clip, visit: issuealliance.box.net/shared/2pzubcn8k8To download the full event, visit: issuealliance.box.net/shared/jfjzxfmgc8
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