McCain’s actions contradict his words

When John McCain says he supports our troops and they support him, it is a lie. The Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans of America give him a grade of D; it gives Barack Obama a B-plus. Disabled American Veterans give McCain a score of 20 percent and Obama, 80 percent.
McCain’s support of our troops is evident only when he makes his political speeches.
I checked his voting record in the Congressional Quarterly and was shocked to find that someone who was once a soldier voted only four times in war-related matters. He did not bother to vote at all this year.
His voting record is as follows:
April 2003: He voted against $1 billion for the National Guard and reserve equipment.
October 2003: He voted against a bill for safety equipment in Iraq. That would up armored vehicles and state-of-the-art body armor.
March 2006: He voted against a bill that would have closed corporate tax loopholes, which would have provided $1.5 billion for veterans’ medical benefits
April 2006: He voted against $430 million for veterans’ out-patient medical care.
May 2006: He did not vote for a bill that would have redeployed troops from Iraq, giving them additional tours of duty.
September: He voted against Sen. Jim Webb’s bipartisan amendment that would have provided additional rest periods for the troops between deployments.
May: He spoke out against Webb’s G.I. Bill that would increase education benefits for returning troops. McCain did not vote. This bill passed by a 72-22 bipartisan vote.
Mr. McCain, exactly how are you supporting our wonderful troops?
Elisabeth Piatt
Culpeper