How does SC elected officials support the troops?

Being that South Carolina is a state where many military bases make up a large part of our economy and many military retirees settle here after their active duty service and then many native sons return home after completetion of their military service as veterans and some of them are disabled veterans, hurt while in the military. So the votes these politicians make affect our wallets, and our lives, so how do they really stack up in the votes to "support the troops"




Disabled American Veterans


Year: 2006
Issue: Veterans Issues
Website: http://www.dav.org
Email:

Address:
807 Maine Avenue, Southwest
Washington, DC 20024
"Formed in 1920 and chartered by Congress in 1932, the million-member DAV is the official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans -- a strong, insistent voice that represents all of America's 2.1 million disabled veterans, their families and survivors.

The votes listed under the Key Votes section of the DAV web site are recorded roll call votes. They are related to important issues, such as:

* Budget
* Appropriations
* Amendments to increase funding
* Emergency supplemental funding for VA

In most cases, with recorded votes, we have notified members of Congress of what our position is, how we wanted them to vote, and why.

It is possible that elected officials supported other veteran-related issues that have not been recorded on our site. Our site is not a comprehensive voting record.

DAV is a non-partisan organization. It is not our intent to be political or to endorse or oppose any candidate for public office by posting these votes; simply to report the facts—how they voted on issues important to us and our members, and that, in most cases, we have made our interest known."

The following ratings indicate the degree that each elected official supported the interests of the organization in that year.




SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 40
SC U.S. Senate Jr Jim DeMint Republican 60



SC U.S. House 1 Henry Brown Republican 66
SC U.S. House 2 Addison Wilson Republican 66
SC U.S. House 3 J. Gresham Barrett Republican 66
SC U.S. House 4 Robert Inglis Republican 50
SC U.S. House 5 John Spratt Democrat 100
SC U.S. House 6 James Clyburn Democrat 100



Disabled American Veterans


Year: 2005
Issue: Veterans Issues
Website: http://www.dav.org



SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 42
SC U.S. Senate Jr Jim DeMint Republican 33


SC U.S. House 1 Henry Brown Republican
SC U.S. House 2 Addison Wilson Republican
SC U.S. House 3 J. Gresham Barrett Republican
SC U.S. House 4 Robert Inglis Republican
SC U.S. House 5 John Spratt Democrat 100
SC U.S. House 6 James Clyburn Democrat 100





Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America


Year: 2006
Issue: Veterans Issues
Website: http://www.iava.org
Email: info@iava.org

Address:
770 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
"The mission of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is to ensure the enactment of policies that properly provide for our Troops & Veterans, keep our military strong, and guarantee our national security for the purpose of a stronger America. We uniquely empower Iraq & Afghanistan combat veterans to use their credibility and experiences to speak truth to power, shape public opinion, and place a priority on these issues."

The following ratings indicate the degree that each elected official supported the interests of the organization in that year.

SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican D-
SC U.S. Senate Jr Jim DeMint Republican F


SC U.S. House 1 Henry Brown Republican C
SC U.S. House 2 Addison Wilson Republican C
SC U.S. House 3 J. Gresham Barrett Republican C-
SC U.S. House 4 Robert Inglis Republican D
SC U.S. House 5 John Spratt Democrat A
SC U.S. House 6 James Clyburn Democrat A-

I don't know about the rest of you but, I would really like to hear why the republicans have such dismal rating records by the DAV and IAVA after all these are votes that are supposed to be "supporting the troops" why do the Democratic officials all have excellent voting records supporting the troops, and the Republicans appear to care less about veterans?

I am willing to hear why the total mismatch in the rhetoric by the Republicans who proclaim to love our "troops" then why vote against helping them?

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