Back And Forth

Actually, this is what politics is all about - letting voices on both sides be heard.  However, I don't see much substance in McCain's stance...

Webb Slams McCain’s Opposition To His Pro-Troop Amendment: He ‘Needs To Read The Constitution’

The Senate is set to consider Sen. Jim Webb’s amendment “requiring that active-duty troops and units have at least equal time at home as the length of their previous tour overseas.” Under the current Pentagon policy, troops are deployed for 15 months, but receive just 12 months at home. Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), an [...]

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Support The Webb Amendment

Here’s a gut check on behalf of our troops and their families: "…Kelly waits anxiously for each phone call from her husband. They come almost daily and trigger fears of the worst kind when they don’t. That often means that someone in his company has been injured or killed and the military has cut off phone [...]

And, the soap opera continues -

BREAKING: Warner, McCain To Propose Toothless, Watered-Down Version Of Webb Amendment

Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), an ardent opponent of a pro-troop measure to relieve the stress on the overstretched armed forces, announced he will propose a toothless, watered-down substitute to the Webb amendment. McCain said he and Sen. John Warner (R-VA) have teamed up to put together a “sense of [...]

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