Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Doing the Troops Wrong

Bob Herbert has an excellent column in today's New York Times. Here's an excerpt:

At the top of the list of no-brainers in Washington should be Senator Jim Webb’s proposed expansion of education benefits for the men and women who have served in the armed forces since Sept. 11, 2001.

...Well, you might be surprised at who is not supporting this effort. The Bush administration opposes it, and so does Senator John McCain.

...Politicians tend to talk very, very big about supporting our men and women in uniform. But time and again — whether it’s about providing armor for their safety or an education for their future — we find that talk to be very, very cheap.

Click here to read the entire piece.