Tuesday, August 21, 2012

George Allen wants the votes of veterans but GOP would rather slash veterans’ benefits


U.S. Senate candidate George Allen was out-and-about in Dale City on Saturday, shaking hands and talking with voters at a veterans’ roundtable discussion at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1503.[1]

Speaking at the roundtable discussion, Allen commented, “We do need to be able to reach and to respond to protect our liberties here at home, no matter what the threat may be…”.[2]

Allen further commented that America needs to retake the reins to its own destiny through a strong economy which can buttress a strong military.

However, it’s ironic that a Republican political candidate would be advocating a strong economy and military when the very same party has done the most to undermine each.[3]

President Obama has stated that veterans’ benefits won’t be slashed through sequestration while President George W. Bush did much to reduce the benefits received by America’s veterans. Furthermore, the GOP as a whole has voted against 7 bills that would aid veterans.[4] These Republican Party efforts are hardly an inducement for American’s to serve and potentially die for their country.

But Allen desperately wants Virginia’s veterans to throw their voting weight behind him. Allen said, “Another thing is we need to keep our promises to our veterans and their families for the benefits they’ve earned…”.[5]I couldn’t agree more but the GOP has sought to do otherwise.

So why vote for a political candidate whose political party is clearly inimical to your interests? If you’re rational about your decision, you wouldn’t. That’s why Virginia’s veterans should throw their voting weight behind Tim Kaine and the Democratic Party, a candidate and a party that has proven it will look out for the interests of America’s veterans.[6]

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