I just love this little “I Dare You to Veto It” bill from Webb, don’t you?

It will replace the Montgomery G.I. Bill, to which military personnel must contribute — while earning a low active-duty salary anyway — and which only provides financial support of up to $800 per month for educational expenses, which may not cover the cost of a full college education.

The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act will pay for Veterans’ tuition, books, fees, and other training costs, while also providing a monthly stipend of $1,000 for living expenses, thus making it much more possible for a large number of Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to actually be able to complete a college education and build a better life.

“The United States has never erred when it has made sustained new investments in higher education and job training,” said Webb. “Enacting the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 is not only the right thing to do for our men and women in uniform, but it also is a strong tonic for an economy plagued by growing disparities in wealth, stagnant wages, and the outsourcing of American jobs.”

It’s hard not to like this guy. He keeps suggesting to me that he can both think, and that he cares. This is exactly the kind of legislation that can bring Permanent Democratic Majorities.