The Muckraker
8th May 2003, 21:40
Bush Stunt Delays Return of Troops (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27574-2003May7.html)
So, now we find that Bush's re-election photo-op delayed the return of sailors who were at sea for 10 months and cost between $800,000 and $1,000,000. Can you imagine the howls coming from right-wing radio shows if Clinton had done such a thing?
It's bad enough that Bush, who dodged the draft and then went AWOL for a year, used military trappings for his re-election speech, but he did it with the swaggering arrogance we've come to expect from this administration. Families waiting for their sons and daughters? Who cares. Bush took a nap aboard the ship anyway. Great cost to taxpayers while states and the federal government face huge deficits? No problem for Bush, he's got his.
The sheer hubris is staggering. Coming from Bush, though, it's not surprising.
So, now we find that Bush's re-election photo-op delayed the return of sailors who were at sea for 10 months and cost between $800,000 and $1,000,000. Can you imagine the howls coming from right-wing radio shows if Clinton had done such a thing?
It's bad enough that Bush, who dodged the draft and then went AWOL for a year, used military trappings for his re-election speech, but he did it with the swaggering arrogance we've come to expect from this administration. Families waiting for their sons and daughters? Who cares. Bush took a nap aboard the ship anyway. Great cost to taxpayers while states and the federal government face huge deficits? No problem for Bush, he's got his.
The sheer hubris is staggering. Coming from Bush, though, it's not surprising.