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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