He said:
"The bottom line is this: Congress's failure to fund our troops on the front lines will mean that some of our military families could wait longer for their loved ones to return to the front lines. And others could see their loved ones headed back to the war earlier than they need to. That is unacceptable to me, and I believe it is unacceptable to the American people."
Let's put aside for a sec the more transparent ruse here -- that the Dems are failing to fund the troops, when in fact they passed a bill doing just that. Instead, check out how Bush is still asserting that the approach being used by the Congressional leadership -- that is, tying troop readiness standards and a withdrawal deadline to funding -- is "unacceptable" to the American people. Or at least that he "believes" (weasel word) that it's unacceptable to them.
The reality, however, is that if Bush vetoes Congress' bill, it will be Bush who is failing to fund the troops in line with what the American people want -- because the American people strongly support the Dem Congress' efforts to tie a withdrawal deadline to troop funding.
As God as my witness, I wonder how anyone with a functioning brain cell can take anything this man does or says seriously. I know you're out there, but please explain how to me how this paragraph, every word of which (except for the "I believe"; Bush may actually believe that the American people support him, regardless of the polls) is factually inaccurate, makes sense.
*The title of the post comes from atrios, and the sentence end:
" . . . but it's bigger news when he's full of shit." A reporter that said that, or its televisable equivalent would be a pleasant turn of events.
