Trump is kicking butt. He has a huge amt of support so sick of politicians trump is blunt, bold, refreshing from the pc bs. He would save jobs, restore economy, cut deals, etc. He's a threat, therefore will be a target. Go Trump , you show them. Americans sick of pc

Sometimes it just does not fit the POLITICAL point to be made, but those folks who simply skip over and mock reservists during that time, they will get after you, IF IT FITS THEIR POLITICAL NARRATIVES, about honoring the troops.

Let's put he hero stuff off to the side for a moment. We all agree the VA is corrupt and is in terrible shape. What no one is looking at is that McCain has been a Senator for what, 30 years! And what has he done to turn it around. 30 years is a long time to not correct a problem!

Off the high horse, everybody knew back then, signup for the reserves to beat being drafted in to the army or marines which had 90% chance you was going straight to Vietnam. Everybody new someone back then that got killed in Vietnam that got drafted. Few knew anyone that got killed in the reserves.

I wonder if some posters even bother to read other posters comments given the fact they repeat what has already been addressed?

The reaction from the hippie generation toward military men and women serving in Vietnam was a continuation of the irresponsible and self interested movement of the 1960's. Like slavery, the hippie's irrational and derogatory behavior was a stain on this country led by Jane Hanoi Fonda and abetted by John Kerry who should have known better. Those same people populate our universities and government and continue with their infectious propaganda to this country's detriment.

I enlisted. My brother enlisted. My cousin volunteered to do two tours of duty in Vietnman I have been in favor for a very long time in reinstituting the draft a) because too many of our young people are disengaged b) because a volunteer army is too costly and eventually it will only be about the money and not the cause/country (too mercenary).

I said early that Trump should not have made a personal attack on McCain but it was right to criticize his ineffectiveness in dealing with the VA.

I believe even Trump recognized he went too far. However I personally want him to continue to campaign because he is changing the national conversation and more importantly dragging many politicians out of their safety/neutral zones so that we can get a peek at who they really are or are not. Keep it up Donald. If the Republicans push too hard against Trump he will run independent.

Personal Best Regards:

"TRUMP: "I'm very disappointed in John McCain because the vets are horribly treated in this country. I'm fighting for the vets. I've done a lot for the vets ... He's done nothing to help the vets. And I will tell you, they are living in hell."



"THE THE FACTS: The VA says it has removed or forced into retirement at least six senior executives since the wait-time scandal emerged last year, including Sharon Helman, the former director of the Phoenix VA health care system, who was fired last year. The Phoenix VA was the epicenter of the wait-time scandal.

The VA announced last week it has placed an Augusta, Georgia, VA official on administrative leave following his indictment by the Justice Department on charges of falsifying medical records of numerous patients.

Despite these actions, McCain and other Republicans have pushed for the VA to do more to fire poor-performing employees. The new law gives the VA secretary greater authority to fire senior executives, with a final decision required within 28 days.

McCain slammed the VA earlier this month for failing to fix its "broken bureaucracy," but he and other lawmakers have little ability to affect the agency's day-to-day actions beyond changes to its budget and new legislation.: McCain has a long record of supporting veterans' issues in Congress. He was instrumental in a landmark law approved last year to overhaul the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs. McCain worked with the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont, as well as Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House veterans panel, to help win passage of the law, which aims to alleviate long delays veterans faced in getting medical care."

"McCain pushed for a provision in the law allowing veterans who live more than 40 miles away from a VA health care site to get government-paid care from a local doctor. McCain and Miller also pushed to make it easier to fire senior VA employees for poor performance."

"McCain also was central in a law enacted this year aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic among military veterans that claims the lives of an estimated 22 every day. The law is named for Clay Hunt, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who killed himself in 2011. It requires the VA and the Pentagon to submit to independent reviews of their suicide prevention programs and offers financial incentives to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who agree to work for the VA.

Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, credited McCain for his leadership in both the VA overhaul and the Clay Hunt law. While McCain "is very capable of defending himself," Rieckhoff said, "a public attack on one veteran's service is an attack on us all.""



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TRUMP: "Thanks to McCain and his Senate colleague Bernie Sanders, their legislation to cover up the VA scandal...made sure no one has been punished, charged, jailed, fined or held responsible. McCain has abandoned our veterans. I will fight for them."

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THE FACTS: The VA says it has removed or forced into retirement at least six senior executives since the wait-time scandal emerged last year, including Sharon Helman, the former director of the Phoenix VA health care system, who was fired last year. The Phoenix VA was the epicenter of the wait-time scandal.

The VA announced last week it has placed an Augusta, Georgia, VA official on administrative leave following his indictment by the Justice Department on charges of falsifying medical records of numerous patients.

Despite these actions, McCain and other Republicans have pushed for the VA to do more to fire poor-performing employees. The new law gives the VA secretary greater authority to fire senior executives, with a final decision required within 28 days.

McCain slammed the VA earlier this month for failing to fix its "broken bureaucracy," but he and other lawmakers have little ability to affect the agency's day-to-day actions beyond changes to its budget and new legislation.

FACT CHECK: Trump shortchanges McCain's record on veterans - Yahoo News

I must admit that I heard Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper's voice when I read this.