This shows where he places he's utmost concerns for the world and the nation. There are British captives held by Iran and the world fears escalation of war, but he's off fund raising. I always like to view explosive demonstrations and consider the lives lost through them before lunch.
Well, it looks like Congress is going to put a funding bill on his desk. If he vetoes it because he doesn't like some of the contents and the troops do without the things they need to survive, then their misfortune is on the President's head.
Hell they lived with one meal a day because Halibuton was absorbing costs: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/28/54049/8781 http://users2.wsj.com/lmda/do/checkLogin?mg=evo-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB107568715481617685.html http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/10/Worldandnation/Bill_glitch_may_hit_t.shtml http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=9928 You think the Haliburton execs sacrificed anything? What about the armour and equipment they should have had before they were deployed, that many families and communities have funded individually? http://www.factcheck.org/article155.html
I say demand the money goes to the troops not the contractors. Think Bush even knows where the money is going except in his pocket or those of his family and friends? The joke's on us. They've grown rich and we've sacrificed our children.