Supporting the Troops

John McCain opposes a bill to improve educational benefits for veterans because "Enhanced educational opportunities could negatively affect retention rates." Mark Kleiman snarks that "McCain figures that if they had any real drive and ambition they'd just marry heiresses, the way he did."

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/04/supporting-the-troops/44469/