Barbara Ehrenreich has a great column in The Progressive about just how sincere the Bush gang’s “support” for the troops is. Their latest gesture of support is a provision in the 2005 budget that a soldier’s combat pay will no longer count against his family’s food stamp eligibility. This is certainly a nice gesture. As Ehrenreich points out, “they can dodge bullets in Iraq with the happy assurance that their loved ones will not starve as a result of their bravery.” But the fact that large numbers of our troops are facing such financial hardships while Bush bestows more tax cuts on his buddies should be appalling to all of us. Ehrenreich sheds light on other hardships facing the troops that Bush “supports”. There’s not much point in my repeating it here, go read it for yourself.
I have to say that some of the articles and information regarding Bthe Bush Administration and the war in Iraq have really casued me to stand back and take another look that my way of thinking. I have always thought of myself as a “staunch Republican” with the attitiude of “those that can do”, etc etc. But, lately I have really changed my thinking in regards to my political and personal beliefs and just wanted to say thanks for sharing some of the thought provoking information.
Cheers,
Chris