Who REALLY "Supports the Troops"?
From The Smirking Chimp, October 23, 2006
Vets Group Proves GOP Does Not Support Troops, by Bob Geiger
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/2131
Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)recently published the results of their analysis of every Congressional vote concerning troops' and veterans' issues for the last five years. Each Senator and Congressperson was assigned a grade - A through F - based on the percentage of time s/he voted in concert with IAVA.
The results:
"No Senator in either party was given an A grade by IAVA. Thirteen Senators received a rating of A- and all of those were Democrats. A total of 23 Senators were given a B+ rating and 22 of those were Democrats as well. The other was Independent James Jeffords of Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats."
"...the worst grade received by a Senate Democrat was higher than the best grade granted a Republican..."
"Republican Senator Mike DeWine ... came in with a D+. His opponent, Democrat Sherrod Brown, was given a B rating for his military votes in the House..."
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