Texas Sen. Cornyn: GI Bill great for my dad, but not today's troops. Votes to not support troops.

Perhaps the saddest part of Sen. John Cornyn's speech on the Senate floor was his speaking of U.S. "success in our current efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan". However, the most ludicrous was the retention argument, being peddled as well by McCain/Bush, saying giving the current vets the same privileges as WWII vets is bad by "encouraging early exit from the military and hurting retention". Cornyn's Democratic challenger Rick Noriega, an Iraq veteran, attacked Cornyn, who did not serve in Vietnam, as not supporting the troops. The following is from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Cornyn's Democratic challenger, state Rep. Rick Noriega, framed Cornyn's opposition to the domestic spending as a slap in the face of veterans. "If that GI Bill was good enough for the Greatest Generation, why is it not good enough for the latest generation?" Noriega asked at a news conference at Dallas City Hall.

The GI Bill was tacked onto yet another war appropriations request. Senators approved the bill 70 to 26.  It will, if enacted into law, provide college tuition, books and a stipend for those who have served. When it comes times for no-bid contracts for Halliburton or billions of dollars in cash that disappear from the hands of U.S. contractors, there is no problem. When it comes time to pay outrageous fees to Blackwater, it seems to be Cornyn's patriotic duty. When it comes time to send troops into harm's way based on lies and petty politics, Cornyn is in lockstep with Bush/McCain. When it comes time to really support the troops, Cornyn and his Bush allies have a horrid record. Returning vets given spotty medical care in rundown hospitals, reducing the number of cases of post traumatic stress disorder by simply not diagnosing the condition as that and a corrupt supply line that has actually led to the deaths of U.S. troops are the legacy of Bush's brownshirt supporters such as Cornyn. Remember, this is the man who wraps himself in the flag while, at the same time, says he "understands" why someone would murder an "activist judge."