Yesterday, at the White House, Bush told the new Members of Congress that politics is "the ultimate sacrifice."
I want to welcome you all here; Laura and I are so thrilled you're here. We want to welcome your spouses. I particularly want to say a thanks to your spouse for having supported your run for the Congress or the Senate. Laura and I know how hard it is on a family to be in the political arena. It's the ultimate sacrifice, really: sacrifice your privacy; it's a sacrifice of time with your kids. But you're going to find it's worthwhile -- serving this great country is an unbelievable honor, and both the elected official and the spouse are serving our great country.Maybe this explains why the Bush Administration isn't all that concerned about the troops not having the appropriate armor in Iraq.
I bet, and this is just a hunch, that there are probably around 1500 families in America who think sending their loved one to die in Iraq was "the ultimate sacrifice." That really inhibits your privacy and the time you can spend with your kids.
