Wednesday 12 November 2008

Pro-War, Anti-Veteran

From Right Democrat:

Georgia U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss has consistently voted against funding for our nation's veterans. Chambliss voted nay on this year's GI bill and opposed a program help Iraq vets suffering from traumatic brain injuries. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave Chambliss a D- rating.

Of course, Chambliss has supported the Iraq War and opposed any relief for service members sent on repeated combat missions. A former University of Georgia baseball player, Chambliss avoided service in Vietnam due to a "bum knee" but remains an excellent golfer and regularly played on a Congressional baseball team during the 1990s.

To add further insult to those who have served our country, Chambliss questioned the patriotism of his triple amputee Vietnam vet opponent Max Cleland during the 2002 Senate campaign.

Chambliss now faces an uncertain political future after years of supporting trickle down Bush economic policies, "free trade" deals that destroy Georgia jobs (186,000 in 2007 alone) and and voting for a 700 billion dollar bailout for his Wall Street cronies. Following the Chambliss vote for the bailout, Democratic challenger Jim Martin's numbers rose quickly in the polls. A Vietnam veteran, Martin will defend the interests of veterans and fight for working families. A runoff election is scheduled for December 2.

http://www.votevets.org/candidates?id=0019

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