In Washington, the general rule around Easter time is to take a recess for Representatives to go back to their districts for a week or two while the President does the same. It is happening this year as it has for many years before now. Of course this didn't stop President Bush from being an utter hypocrite and criticizing Congress for not getting his bills passed before the break.
From ABC News:
"They need to come back, pass a bill," said Bush during a press conference about Congress' efforts to attach conditions for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq to a war spending bill.
The President said Congress' traditional spring recess over Passover and Easter holidays has delayed the passage of emergency Iraq war funding.
"The Democrats in Congress … have left Washington for spring recess without finishing the work," said Bush. "They need to come off their vacation, get a bill to my desk, and if it's got strings and mandates and withdrawals and pork, I'll veto it and then we can get down to business of getting this thing done," he said.
Those are some tough words from a President who has spent 405 days at his ranch and is about to add to that number with a long Easter weekend down in Crawford. Of course Bush didn't complain in previous years when the Republican Congress took longer breaks and moved even slower to pass King George's legislation. This political grandstanding is nothing more than a load of crap. For anyone that is paying attention, Bush is trying to show that the Democratic Party isn't working as hard as he is or supporting the troops.
It is too bad that only his small band of followers and the man in his mirror believe the bullshit that comes out of his mouth. The truth is, the Democrats do support the troops while not dutifully following the President. The facts in the legislation prove that the only party that supports the troops with actions is the Democratic party. In fact if Bush vetoes the bill that provides funding for the troops through the middle of next year, he will only have himself to blame for not giving our soldiers what they need in the middle of Mess o'potamia (credit for the term to Jon Stewart).
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