who hayers and poo pooers!

Andrew, Dem nay-sayers and GOP hay-makers, your whole shtick about the poor soldiers and how long it took Kerry to apologize smacks of so much hypocrisy. First, it’s an army comprised of “volunteers” from woefully economically disadvantaged regions of our country. The presumption that our soldiers are straight off of the Microsoft campus is silly. These are kids who are agreeing to carry an American gun in a dangerous, hostile place with the hope of making better life back home. So you gotta ask, what is going on back home that they are willing to volunteer and risk death to make a better life for themselves? So, props to our soldiers. Second, it’s all GOP political spin to take voters' eyes off the real issues. (See blog entry, The Truth, 10/26.) GOPies have seized on Kerry’s statement, the lack of apology and the “flip flop.” Blah Blah Blah. Kerry made a statement, realized it was received poorly, heard calls for an apology and finally tried to make amends with those he has offended. By contrast, Bush and Co have made decisions to go to war, ignored mounting evidence that it was going poorly and stayed the course, heard calls for change and stayed the course, endured mounting death tolls and still stayed the course. Kerry made a statement that offended. Bush and co. make decisions that end with dead soldiers and 338 billion dollars in spending for what end?