If There's Even One American Left Who Still Thinks Bush is Brave and Compassionate...

When President Bush vetoed bipartisan legislation this morning that would fund health care for four million uninsured children by boosting the Federal cigarette tax a whole 39 cents, he did so quietly, locked up in private, without any public appearances.

To me that is the essence of cowardice.

Maybe the same cowardice a much younger Bush exhibited when he used family connections to get into a National Guard unit that didn't go to Vietnam- and that he has never furnished evidence he fulfilled his obligations in.

So we're surprised?

If there's anyone out there who still thinks Bush is brave, climb out from under a rock and think of a President without the guts to declare his cruel stance publicly.

If there's anyone who still thinks Bush is a "compassionate conservative," think of the millions of families who struggle to provide health care for their kids.

Oh, one more set of stats:

Bush Admin. to Blackwater- at least $1 billion, and who knows how much more.

Bush Admin. to Uninsured Children- None