Oh, really?

When it seems that everybody, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, are signing onto legislation that would help out our hard working military, one would think the man being the most vocal about supporting the troops would be leading the charge.

But nope. Rat-bastard, John McCain, can’t even be found!

It would seem like a no-brainer for any presidential candidate: a bill, introduced by two veterans, with the support of veterans associations around the country, that increases the opportunity for vets to go to college.

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have co’sponsored a bill put forth last fall by Jim Webb of Virginia and Chuck Hagel, Republican from Nebraska, called the “Post-9/11 Veterans’ Educational Act,” that is a return to the spirit of the World War II GI Bill, with enough funding such that every returning veteran is guaranteed a quality education. [...]

So where’s McCain on this, who has made “support the troops” his campaign mantra? When asked in March by a representative of Student Veterans of America why he wouldn’t co’sponsor the bill, McCain wavered and mumbled, saying, “Uh, I haven’t had the chance to examine the bill.” Several weeks later, it seems he still hasn’t had a chance to, and needless to say, many aren’t happy.

And the few we do have are stationed in Iraq and elsewhere.

Army numbers dwindling. Blackwater mercenaries (you know, those armed men who DON’T have the take the above oath) scattered throughout the states. Secret prisons being built. You know, if I were a conspiracy theorist…

From BREITBART.com:

The Army began its recruiting year Oct. 1 with fewer signed up for basic training than in any year since it became an all-volunteer service in 1973, a top general said Wednesday.

Gen. William S. Wallace, whose duties as commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command include management of recruiting, told reporters at the Pentagon that the historic dip will make it harder to achieve the full-year recruiting goal-after just barely reaching it in the year ended Sept. 30.
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“It’s going to be another tough recruiting year,” the four’star general said.

Kudos to these kids for coming up with such a great idea!!

The Cell Phones for Soldiers program was started in April of 2004 by 13-year-old Brittany Bergquist and her 12-year-old brother Robbie of Norwell, Massachusetts.

After hearing a news report about a local soldier who ran up a massive phone bill calling home from Iraq, they decided they wanted to do something to help. Brittany and Robbie donated their piggy bank money, collected snack money from their friends at school, and with $21.00, they went to the bank to open an account. The South Shore Savings Bank of Hanover, Massachusetts donated $500.00 to help them get started.

Their goal is to help our soldiers serving overseas call home. They hope to provide as many soldiers as possible with prepaid calling cards for now with an ultimate goal of providing banks of satellite phones, video phones and VOIP communications. Through generous donations and the recycling of used cell phones from drop-off sites across the country, they have already distributed thousands of calling cards to soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Jim Kelly, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, is a proud sponsor of Cell Phones for Soldiers. With Jim’s help, not only will you be helping soldiers call home, you will be saving money at the same time.

For information on how to send your old cellphones in go here