Army Times Alarm: McCain Suggests Rationing Vets Health Care

Army Times:

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain appeared Tuesday to suggest rationing of veterans' health care may be needed so combat veterans can receive the care they deserve.

At a town hall meeting in Dover, N.H., McCain talked about the need to "concentrate" veterans' health care on people with injuries that "are a direct result of combat."

"Right now, there are people who drive a long way and they stand in line to stand in line to get an appointment to get an appointment," McCain said.

McCain's campaign press office did not return a telephone call asking for clarification of the remarks.

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Comments

[Grunty1]

Since Mc'Cain is still receiving disability payments from the military, I'm assuming he will be the first to give up his payments to help the other veterans?

[serialcoma]

Bwahahahahahahaha... a republican giving something up for the greater good!

[Grunty1]

When I typed it, it had < / j o k e > at the end, without the spaces...

[KarlRoves3rdchin]

Fat chance.

Just like he'd give up social security payments.

Funny how the GOP call Medicare and Social Security 'socialist programs' but they take and take and take from them. Taxpayers pay for all their healthcare, that's socialized medicine, right?

Truth is the are all corporate hoes, period.

[serialcoma]

So McCain would renege on contracts the government has signed with its military personnel... how very republican of him.

[thegreatgiginthesky]

Nice move J-ohn. Ration that healthcare, after all what do those vets need it for. They should have been like you and dumped their wives for beer heiresses.

[CtJean]

You know I never thought of that. Are there enough sindies to go around for everyone? Do they have brothers for all the female soldiers?