thanks to Democrats.Org for this info:
http://www.democrats.org/specialreports/cheney_record/
Cheney says Kerry is unfit to lead, but what about Cheney? What about Cheney's record of votes?
If Cheney wants to slam Kerry, he better be prepared to justify the following:
In 1982, Cheney Voted Against Authorizing Military Pay Raise. In 1982, Cheney voted against the "Uniformed Services Pay Act" which would have authorized a pay raise in FY 1983 for uniformed members of the armed services. The bill would have also restricted the hiring of private contractors to perform Department of Defense services. The vote was a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The motion was rejected 214-186.
In 1981, Cheney Voted Against Raising Military Pay for Senior and Junior Enlisted Personnel. In 1981, Cheney voted against an amendment to increase the pay of senior enlisted personnel by 18-22 percent and the basic pay of junior enlisted personnel by 7-9 percent. The amendment was rejected 170-232
As Congressman, Cheney Consistently Voted Against Veterans Administration Funding. In 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988, Cheney was one of a small number of House members to (repeatedly vote against the) passage of bills that provided funding for the Veterans Administration. In 1983, Cheney voted against bringing a bill to the House floor and paired against House passage of a bill that provided funding for the Veterans Administration. In 1981, Cheney was one of only 41 House members to vote against House passage of a bill that provided business loans and additional educational benefits to Vietnam veterans. In 1983, Cheney was one of only 30 House members to vote against House passage of a bill that would have provided $54 million for Agent Orange studies and $75 million for the Emergency Veterans Jobs Training Act.
Furthermore, Cheney Proposed Cutting F-16 Aircraft, the B-2 Program, AH-64 Apaches, and M-1 Abrams Tanks - all critical to recent military operations.
Add to all this Cheney's 5 deferments, deferments that he kept arranging until he was old enough to avoid the draft permenently, and you have to ask WHY this isn't being discussed, especially after Cheney and Millers speeches at the RNC?
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