President Bush opens his mouth about Iraq spending

I wanted to write on the inanity of President Bush's comments against the war funding bill headed for his desk, but I couldn't get it together yesterday. Fortunately, the folks at DailyKos did. Here's a teaser, before you head to DailyKos for the punchline:

Yes, George Bush hates the thought of the troops being caught in the middle of the showdown between the White House and Congress over the supplemental spending bill for Iraq...

You can't hurt a troop by defunding a war

In this essay, David Swanson examines the meaning of "support our troops" and the inconsistency in such a phrase when escalating a war or letting it rage on interminably. His conclusion?

If Bush vetoes a war funding bill, he will be doing so because it asks him to end the war someday and he never wants to end the war. He will NOT be cutting off money for troops. And neither will Congress if it does its Constitutional duty and slams the vault shut and ends the occupation of Iraq.

Political Theater

In response to the passage through the U.S. House of an appropriations bill for Iraq that includes a deadline for withdrawal, President Bush accused Democrats of "political theater" in addition to his usual "you don't support the troops."

Of course, President Bush is no stranger to political theater, when it suits his purpose...

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