Well, yesterday, John McCain held a staged townhall here in Baton Rouge, according to readers who were there. Well, another reader captured most of the event on video. There are three clips that I'm going to show y'all ... the first one is the answer of John McCain to a mother who asked why he doesn't support the 21st Century GI Bill. It was literally, the ONLY critical question asked of Mr. McCain. Here's his answer, which I should note was met with NO APPLAUSE:
Let me also debunk one of his points ... he contends that the 21st Century GI Bill will hurt the military in retaining soldiers. He mentions a study in his rambling, long answer ...
... David Brignac, an Operation Enduring Freedom veteran and Louisiana state captain for VoteVets.org, said the same study shows the military expects a 16 percent increase in recruitment.
"The least it does is cancels it out," Brignac said.
Brignac said he and other veterans are disappointed about McCain's stance on the bill and feel he is telling some military personnel that they deserve more than others.
