Bush still doesn’t get it…
… not that I expected him to.
A bill passed the Senate that would provide additional spending at home for another year’s worth of funding of our troops in the middle east. Bush said:
Our troops deserve better than having essential war time resources held hostage to billions in unrelated spending
No. Our troops deserve better than having an idiot for a President who pretends to “support the troops” and instead supports those who profit from this war. A real supporter of our troops would make sure that the veterans of his failed wartime policies (and other veterans as well) would be taken care of. What was in this awful bill that Bush promised to veto?
Some 25 Republicans abandoned Bush to endorse money for grants to local police departments, repairing roads damaged by natural disasters and boosting health research. Just 22 stood with him.
Domestic programs included money for Louisiana and Mississippi for projects including levees and coastal restoration.
Oh no! Not money for police officers! Not funding for coastal restoration! You mean Bush, and the 25 Republicans who support him on this issue, are going to make our troops suffer because Congress dares to fund police officers and coastal restoration projects? The horror!