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That’s what Jim Web said about George Bush this morning if he goes through with his threatened veto of the GI Bill: More at Think Progress.

Again some more loving from Bush for our vets: A top White House official weighed in Thursday with renewed veto threats against rival House and Senate Iraq funding bills, saying add-ons for veterans and the unemployed were unacceptable. Most significantly, Jim Nussle, director of the White House budget office, said that a plan by House […]

He won’t support the Webb GI bill, and is instead offering his own that will give the greatest benefits to those that have served 12 years or more. Hey – sorry if you got your legs blown off in Iraq, but we don’t want to do anything for you! That is exactly what will happen […]

He still refuses to sign on to the new GI bill, which has received bi-partisan support. If this was a fully Republican bill and Clinton or Obama didn’t sign on it, the media would be on a 24/7 attack against them as “hating the troops”.