After 20 years in the Military this term is one you hear alot. It means you take care of the ones working with you or under you. You don,t depend on others because some places you may go you maybe the only one they have .
McCain seems to have twisted this a bit to mean take care of one's own Political career . Believe when I tell you I had to think before I typed it this way.
If basing his experice from the military is what he saying will make him the better chooice I think he should try another path.
Asking for others to believe in real change when he has not.
" I hate Gooks,I will as long as I live"
Not leading by example.
Taking care of your own dosen.t mean your own A** but the others with you or under you.
In any event things can change you have to adjust with them.Does not mean to lie and say you never took that position in the first place.
To make use of what you have.
To use current tecnologies at hand to help get the job done. with McCain with youtube this might have helped him.
McCain's Policies Being Brought Out Of The Shadows
John McCain was perfectly content for this election to be about Sen. Obama's readiness and to remain invisible as the alternative in the corner. Unfortunately for him, it's not shaping out that way.
He was hammered by a veteran yesterday, forced to explain his rejection of the new GI Bill and his continued opposition to improving veteran's health care.
McCain tried to backpedal and obfuscate and claim that he has "received the highest award from literally every veterans organization in America". The problem is that's not true.
The recognition McCain has received from veterans groups is not "high awards" but failing grades:
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans. (By contrast, Obama got a B+.)
• Disabled Veterans of America noted McCain’s dismal 20 percent voting record on veterans’ issues. (Obama had an 80 percent.)
• In a list of "Key Votes," Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) notes McCain "Voted Against Us" 15 times and "Voted For Us" only 8. (Obama voted for VVA 12 times, and against only once.)
Here is John McCain's Record on Veterans.
http://www.democrats.org/a/2007/02/john_mccain_vot.php
Why then, did McCain vote last year against providing more money for military and veterans hospitals? In February 2006, McCain voted against a Senate amendment that would have provided for at least $19 billion for these facilities, paid for by eliminating tax cuts for the wealthiest earners.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00007
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Statement of Purpose: To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.
Why did Jim Webb have to urge John McCain yet he refused the G.I. Bill?
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/webb-urges-mccain-to-sign-onto-gi-bill-2008-03-19.html
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) is calling on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to sign on as a co-sponsor to his GI bill, which would improve educational benefits to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"McCain needs to get on the bill," Webb told reporters after a Christian Science Monitor breakfast meeting on Wednesday. He said legislation mirroring the post-World War II GI bill should not be considered a "political issue."
McCain does not like being held Accountable. May 08, 2008
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/mccains-missed-votes-on-iraq-trigger-reid-rebuke-2007-05-17.html
McCain's missed votes on Iraq trigger Reid rebukeWhile McCain has missed four of 14 Senate roll calls on the war this year, other presidential candidates have managed their schedules around the high-profile votes. September 19, 2007,
To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.McCain (R-AZ), Nay
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00111
May 4, 2006, 11:34 AMTo provide, with an offset, $20,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical Facilities.McCain (R-AZ), Nay March 14, 2006,
To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.McCain (R-AZ), Nay October 2, 2003,
http://votevets.org/mccain.html
Before The War:McCain used many of the same arguments as Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Cheney and President Bush when advocating going to war with Iraq.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/23/mccain-vet-awards/
McCain: ‘I Received The Highest Award From Literally Every Veterans Organization In America’»The recognition McCain has received from veterans groups is not “high awards” but failing grades:Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans. (By contrast, Obama got a B+.)Disabled Veterans of America noted McCain’s dismal 20 percent voting record on veterans’ issues. (Obama had an 80 percent.)In a list of “Key Votes,” Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) notes McCain “Voted Against Us” 15 times and “Voted For Us” only 8. (Obama voted for VVA 12 times, and against only once
Yet Another GOP Opponent Claims Credit for Webb’s Bill
By SusanG First, John McCain tried to take credit for Webb's GI Bill after vigorously opposing it. Then George Bush followed suit. Now Mike Turner (R-OH), who voted against the bill, is also claiming support and credit for its passage. ...
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