Bush back to pushing Missile Defense to get votes in PA

I had to re-read the post date on this story because I actually thought that it was a link to a story from early 2001: Bush pushes anti-missile system - Opponents are 'living in the past,' he says. Can you blame me?

""I think those who oppose this ballistic missile system don't understand the threats of the 21st century," the president told applauding workers at defense contractor Boeing in Pennsylvania, a crucial state in Bush's bid for re-election.

"We say to those tyrants who believe they can blackmail America and the free world: 'You fire, we're going to shoot it down,"' Bush said."

Let's see, coincidence that the plant he was visiting was in Pennsylvania? I don't think so. The more interesting thing for me though was the fact that the last time I checked Bush said that Terrorism was the big threat of the 21st century. Flip/Flop anyone?

To be honest, I probably support the missile defense program. I think that it's probably worth the money. And, as a responsible financial decision, I'D PAY FOR IT. This is the big problem -- you can't have it all. If you want the missile defense, you gotta pay for it, and maybe that means that all the tax cuts the president wants to make permanent for his "base," as he calls them, might just have to get scaled back a bit to pay for it all. You can't have it both ways.