That is how hollow the "support the troops" mantra is for over forty senators of the Republican Party. Bringing the GI Bill up to date to address the current costs of obtaining an education should be a no-brainer. But as we have seen over the last seven years, the Republicans have consistently managed to not even meet the standards that one would expect from someone without any brains.
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I have (actually, had -- God knows when he can come back) a student who started back to college on his GI Bill -- and was reactivated. He's been stop-lossed three times, and the U is getting ready to ditch his "current" status because of it.
ReplyDeleteThis will effectively fuck him out of his GI Bill.
That, I suggest, is their idea: Give the soldiers no alternatives.
ReplyDeleteJust in case you're wonderin' -- most MBA's I've run into are so clueless that they can't find their ass with both hands. The toilet down the hall from the executive suite at work is always clogged because even though there's a toilet plunger in each stall, our MBA President can't figure out how to use it, thus leaves it a reeking mess. Anybody who elects a MBA (Master Bullshit Artist) to President deserves what they got. Oh wait...
ReplyDeleteAs for Dear Leader's plan for our soldiers, I think it's the Roman Plan -- 20 year minimum term with a possible 20-year extension. Worked real well for the Roman Empire yessiree.
-- Badtux the Snarky Penguin
I have had the misfortune to know a few MBAs. I'm surprised that any of them could feed themselves without assistance.
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