Courtesy Yahoo! News / Associated Press:
"President Bush said on Easter Sunday he was praying for American casualties to ebb in Iraq, but he braced the public for more in a U.S.-led fight that he described as "right for the security of our country."
"It was a tough week last week," Bush said, speaking at an Army base that lost at least nine soldiers in recent days. Some 50 U.S. soldiers were killed in action in Iraq last week in addition to nearly 900 Iraqis."
"It was a tough week last week," he says. Almost 1000 people died because of his judgement call in the last week alone. Here is the link to the Coalition Casualty tally. Make sure you click the link and read the names of the people who have given all they have. I post this link semi-frequently, because we dare not forget.
So now, let me recap for you what the President did last week, "a tough week last week":
-Throw first pitch at baseball game in St. Louis.
-Escape on vacation to ranch to avoid media backlash while Condi stonewalls, bullshits, and otherwise evades the 9-11 commission.
-Go fishing.
Disgusting, huh? Hundreds of Iraqis are dying. Scores of coalition soldiers are dying. And the President, around his extracurriculars and vacation time, is praying that things get better in Iraq.
I think God will understand when I scoff at the President.
How freaking noble, George. You make me sick.
You, dear reader, do you know why? Becuase YOU or I can say a few thoughtful words and hope a few hopeful thoughts before we go to bed tonight. There's not a damn thing either you or I can (realistically, by our lonesome, or with God's help alone, for that matter) do to fix the war, fix the dying, fix the hatred.
So when there's a person in a position of power many have described as "The Most Powerful Position In The World," whose strategy is to pray and "stay the course," do you see why I'm just a little pissed? The President, the commander-in-chief of the US Armed Forces is taking another vacation for the 230-something-th day during his term---just on the Ranch alone! He's going fishing and throwing out pitches at baseball games in Important Battleground States, and praying that things get better!
God has smiled on you, George, as you seem to like to think / act. Quit praying and go fucking DO something about it!
