7/3/08 - Update to story below
Faced with overwhelming criticism and opposition to his stance, and wanting to get his war-funding act in place, which the new GI Bill was attached to, George Bush signed the bill into law on June 30th, 2008.

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5/27/08 - Buddy Logan
Accustomed as he is to cutting benefits for our military while we pay professional mercenaries big bucks, George Bush says he will veto the New GI Bill, which would help veterans keep up with skyrocketing tuition costs and pay for a quality education after they return from service. The reason for the threatened veto is that it would impose an income tax surcharge on wealthy Americans to finance the veterans benefits.

The bill has passed the Senate who voted overwhelmingly (75 to 22) in favor.

The GI Bill, sometimes called the "GI Bill of Rights" is the Serviceman's Adjustment Act, established in 1944. It's benefits have become outdated. Its spirit, hopefully, has not. It is one small way we can repay the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country, and it is quite disgraceful to have a man sitting in the President's chair who is more interested in Haliburton making a profit than he is respecting our people in uniform.

The GI Bill has not only been good for vets, but for the country as a whole - by providing our vets with a good education, all of us reap the benefits.

Unfortunately, the GI Bill can no longer cover the rising costs of today's education. Adding insult to injury, we charge our troops $1,200. just to be eligible to receive $9,000. a year to help defray education costs. Obviously, some of this educational cost is being paid by veterans who planned to but ended up not being able to afford the difference to pay for an education.

375,000 troops are entering the job market each year. Most of them with nothing more than a high school diploma.