A Number??!!!
This is the Bush Administration's cavelier attitude to the soldiers who give all in Iraq.
The vote took place one day after the 2,500th American died in Iraq. White House spokesman Tony Snow, like many members of the House majority, dismissed the death toll, telling the press corps: "It's a number, and every time there's one of these 500 benchmarks people want something."
A NUMBER!!!! Unbelievable.
A week ago Sunday, my Uncle Zeke and I helped out with a fund raiser in Mt. Hope for the Gray-Wachter-Murphy American Legion Post. The money raised is going to be used to fund the construction of a Veteran's Memorial in the village park in Mt. Hope. Together, with the auction, raffle, poker run, and food and beer sales, they raised $24,000.
I had a good visit with quite a few of the Legion members that day. Louie Wachter was one of them. Louie served in Korea and, suffice to say, "saw some things." I'm betting he doesn't view his family and friends that never came home as a number.
My buddy Digger, (Dave Neis of Dickeyville) took an all expenses paid trip to Vietnam in the late 60's. And to hear him tell the story, he probably shouldn't be here today. But he is and some others aren't. I bet he views them as more than just a number.
Now I ask you, with the type of cavalier attitude the Administration has towards troop deaths, does their apathy toward the folks in the Gulf Region after Katrina really surprise you? Are these the people you want protecting you from terrorism? Are these the folks you trust to guard your civil liberties?
One more question. Who would you trust more to guard your personal, economic, and civil liberties? George W. Bush, et. al., or Russ Feingold?
I'll take Feingold
The vote took place one day after the 2,500th American died in Iraq. White House spokesman Tony Snow, like many members of the House majority, dismissed the death toll, telling the press corps: "It's a number, and every time there's one of these 500 benchmarks people want something."
A NUMBER!!!! Unbelievable.
A week ago Sunday, my Uncle Zeke and I helped out with a fund raiser in Mt. Hope for the Gray-Wachter-Murphy American Legion Post. The money raised is going to be used to fund the construction of a Veteran's Memorial in the village park in Mt. Hope. Together, with the auction, raffle, poker run, and food and beer sales, they raised $24,000.
I had a good visit with quite a few of the Legion members that day. Louie Wachter was one of them. Louie served in Korea and, suffice to say, "saw some things." I'm betting he doesn't view his family and friends that never came home as a number.
My buddy Digger, (Dave Neis of Dickeyville) took an all expenses paid trip to Vietnam in the late 60's. And to hear him tell the story, he probably shouldn't be here today. But he is and some others aren't. I bet he views them as more than just a number.
Now I ask you, with the type of cavalier attitude the Administration has towards troop deaths, does their apathy toward the folks in the Gulf Region after Katrina really surprise you? Are these the people you want protecting you from terrorism? Are these the folks you trust to guard your civil liberties?
One more question. Who would you trust more to guard your personal, economic, and civil liberties? George W. Bush, et. al., or Russ Feingold?
I'll take Feingold
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