” but just imagine had our candidate run on his war record, and used his captivity to justify $58,000 a year in benefits”
By: Pam On: Jun/8/08 - Leave Your Comment
That was the question asked, and apparently, kos felt it so good, it is up there as well! Well, back in April I asked; Would You Be In Favor Of Taking McCains’ “Disability Pension” from the Navy?
As I said then:
Are they questioning his ability to serve as POTUS? You bet, but wasn’t FDR in a wheelchair? I do believe he was, and I don’t believe the public was aware of all of his medical problems. Putting that aside, McCain is entitled to the pension, as are any other soldiers that served their country and were left disabled as a result. Remind yourselves of what kind of service one gets at the Hanoi Hilton. Go ahead, just listen.
The 100% disability from the military doesn’t mean that the person cannot work any longer at all, although in some cases it’s certainly true. It comes from a medical calculation of mobility and loss, handled by the Department of Defense. POWs who had been tortured certainly would have received a generous evaluation. The tax status of his disability pay is a rather stupid topic. He’s obviously not dodging his tax responsibilities. If the exemption exists, what’s newsworthy about it? Vartabedian might want to look back in history to another President with much more profound disabilities to determine whether McCain can fulfill his duties. FDR served three full terms and part of a fourth, mostly confined to a wheelchair, and he all but won a two-front world war.
Robert, is this Another Example of Why America Is In Trouble?
H/T to HotAir
