Driving home from the grocery store this morning, I actually listened to Bush give his radio address -- for the first time ever. He said the word "troops" at least a dozen times. Now, we know that the media will dutifully provide the dictation of his speech without providing any context. Like the context that April is shaping up to be one of the deadliest months yet for our troops.
I was struck by one line:
When Americans went to the polls last November, they did not vote for politicians to substitute their judgment for the judgment of our commanders on the ground.Actually, "W", when Americans went to the polls last November, they did vote for politicians who would substitute their judgment for the judgment of the Commander-in-Chief, because the Commander-in-Chief has shown no judgment on Iraq. That's why Congress has to force the issue. Bush still has no feasible plan for Iraq -- and he never has had one. The GOP-led Congress never challenged him. That's what Democratic-led Congress is doing. The Democrats are going to impose some judgment, some rational thinking, some kind of plan on the quagmire that is Iraq.
Bush did acknowledge that "The American people voted for change in Iraq." He's right, but he doesn't seem to grasp they voted for that change because he's such a disaster.
