My LTTE (cross posted)

[ashling]

Bush declines to fund the Troops.

The story that ran in this and other papers across this country regarding Bush’s veto of H.R. 1591 neglected to state one simple truth: the bill funded the troops. The bill provided about $90 billion through September for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, $5.1 billion for military health care, including veterans' care, $3.1 billion for base closures and $1.7 billion for military construction.

Bush wants to claim that the Democrats are just playing politics by passing anti-war legislation.
He pontificated that, "They've sent their message, and now it's time to put politics behind us and support our troops with the funds.” As if they haven’t already.

I won’t go into all the ways you have failed the troops and this country already. I will just point out a few simple truths:

The truth, Mr. President, is that if the Democrats were sending a message, it was America’s message. You just refuse to hear it.

The truth, Mr. President, is that you had a bill on your desk that funded the troops. Indeed, it appropriated more on their behalf than you requested. You vetoed it.

Mr. President, you can veto a bill … but you can’t veto the truth.