Nice strategy McSame: Diss the troops on Memorial Day
McCain Defends GI Bill Opposition In Memorial Day Speech
WASHINGTON – John McCain on Monday defended his plan for veterans’ college benefits, as both the war hero and Democratic rival Barack Obama reached out to veterans on the Memorial Day holiday.
The issue has become a point of contention between the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting and Obama, the Democratic frontrunner who has slammed McCain for opposing a measure in the Senate. The two have squared off from a distance in recent days, at times with heated words.
Obama told veterans while campaigning in Puerto Rico on Saturday: “I don’t understand why John McCain would side with George Bush and oppose our plan to make college more affordable for our veterans. George Bush and John McCain may think our plan is too generous. I could not disagree more.”</em>
