Why Does President Bush Continue To Fail Our Veterans? The Answer is in the Cards

[babylonsister]

Why Does President Bush Continue To Fail Our Veterans? The Answer is in the Cards
Steve Young
Posted October 7, 2007 | 02:25 PM (EST)


His is a administration and party that presided over an embarrassing attempt to cut veteran benefits while we're at war, vetoed a children's health bill while his bill wouldn't even fund his own program, and partied as the poorest of the poor wallowed in Katrina's aftermath.

While being a child of privilege might have made it difficult for George W. Bush to relate to the poor, no matter how compassionate a conservative your campaign claims you are, why is there such a dramatic disconnect when it comes to the insensitivity shown to those who served and continue to serve honorably; to those who left part of themselves on the battlefields defending the country he now leads; to those he once served with...his brothers in arms?

Why does he condone torture techniques that John McCain, who endured years of suffering in Viet Nam, says doesn't work?

Why did Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldier" and "suicide bomber" comments describing veterans receive a tepid, "the President doesn't agree with the underlying sentiment and wouldn't have used those words," offered by this spokesperson, when he found Moveon.org's ad against General Petreaus to be "disgusting" and wanted Democrats to speak out more strongly against Moveon?

Why is it so difficult to relate to those who served honorably, especially those who served when he did?

Why did he tolerate being swiftboated into office on the back of a slanderous campaign against a veteran's war service?

Why did he not chastise those who denigrated disabled veteran Max Cleland's courage?

Why did he stand by and let his campaign fabricate stories of an out-of-wedlock black child fathered by former POW John McCain?

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-young/why-does-president-bush-c_b_67470.html

[AndreaCG]

1. Five words: Because W is a sociopath

[Skittles]

2. that is true

the only genuine feeling bush has is excitement in relation to war and execution and torturing - all other emotions he fakes, and very badly

[drmeow]

3. Actually, sociopaths

like Bush also respond emotionally to money and power. In fact, one of the only ways to change their behavior is to make it cost them not to change.

[Skittles]

4. YOU KNOW IT DRMEOW

welcome to the DU :hi: