'Senator Jim Webb does more for troops in one day, than Allen did in years'

Via AmericaBlog, I see that Bob Geiger has posted an entry regarding Senator Jim Webb "walking the walk" when it comes to supporting the troops:

"Keeping a promise he made on the campaign trail in 2006, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) did more for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on his first day in the Senate than the man he ousted, George Felix Allen, did in the entire previous Congress.

Going unnoticed in the frenzy of Democrats assuming control of Capitol Hill and George W. Bush seeking to plunge the country deeper into the Iraq quagmire, Webb introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007, legislation that will provide the newest Veterans with educational benefits like those received by men and women who served in the three decades following World War II.

As a veteran who hails from a family with a long history of military service, I am proud to offer this bill as my first piece of legislation in the United States Senate," said Webb, in introducing his bill last week. "The G.I. bill program was designed to help veterans readjust to civilian life, avoid high levels of unemployment, and give veterans the opportunity to receive the education and training that they missed while bravely serving in the military."

I have to agree with "Joe in DC" over at AmericaBlog when he says:

Lots of Senators, especially Republicans, talk about supporting the troops. Talk is cheap.

And then goes on to say:

"Let's see if the GOP will put its money where its mouth is."

Wait for it...wait for it... Unbelievable - YES to surge, NO to body armor!