The Pentagon, the White House and other conservatives have rallied against Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill, citing a recent CBO report that concluded that Webb’s bill would reduce reenlistment rates by 16 percent. In fact, the report says that the drop in reenlistment rate would be offset by a 16 percent increase in recruitment. Slate has taken a closer look at [...]
Archive for May 30th, 2008
30 May
VA SECRETARY CALLS VETS’ CONCERNS ABOUT PTSD ‘OVERBLOWN
Over the weekend, VA Secretary James Peake visited Alaska with Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). While there, they met with Vietnam veteran John Guinn, who questioned the Secretary about the growing problem of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amongst veterans. Peake suggested that some concerns about PTSD are “overblown,” adding that many of the brain injuries were “akin [...]
30 May
What’s Next? The New Progressive Agenda
About This Event Domestic Policy Panel Write-Up The upcoming election is “our opportunity to present a new vision of ambition and scope to the nation that addresses the great challenges of our times, from the threats of Islamist terror and global warming, to the transformations of the global economy and the aging Baby Boom,” said [...]
30 May
Bold Progressive Ideas: New Proposals for American Challenges
Center for American Progress May 30, 2008 For more on this event, please visit the events page. The upcoming election is “our opportunity to present a new vision of ambition and scope to the nation that addresses the great challenges of our times, from the threats of Islamist terror and global warming, to the transformations [...]
30 May
Monster’s Ball
By Dana Milbank Friday, May 30, 2008; Page A03 VIDEO McClellan On The Defensive After the release of his inflammatory book “What Happened,” former White House press secretary Scott McClellan talks with Katie Couric about his allegations against the Bush administration. � LAUNCH VIDEO PLAYER McClellan’s former White House colleagues had built and trained the [...]
30 May
Barney Unleashed
By Ruth Marcus Friday, May 30, 2008; Page A13 I know what they’ll say. “This doesn’t sound like Barney, it really doesn’t.” “A completely different canine is emerging in this book than the one we knew.” “Frankly, I don’t remember him barking up about these things at the time.” And about the president’s reaction: “He [...]
