http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/veterans/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3864/dereliction_of_duty/ At a town hall meeting in Denver in early July, a Vietnam veteran asked presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) why he had opposed increasing healthcare for veterans whenever Congress had taken up the issue over the past six years. McCain virtually ignored the man's question, dissembling his opposition to an updated GI Bill for veterans. After the questioner challenged McCain's response, the senator reacted as he usually does when queried beyond his comfort level: He got visibly angry. Because McCain is running for president almost solely on his biography as a war hero, he can't -- and won't -- allow the slightest doubt to linger about his dedication to soldiers both past and present. It didn't matter that the… veterans McCain healthcare Grace Lee Boggs