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President Supports the Troops (ahem)

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Bush and the Repubs really know how to support the troops.

As President Bush continues to speak about doing everything we can to support our troops, his administration finally "acknowledged that it had significantly underestimated veterans health care funds needed for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1." Now, with war injuries mounting, Congress is working furiously on "legislation to provide around $1.5 billion in ’emergency’ funds for veterans’ health care programs" as a response to the estimated $2.1 billion budget shortfall. The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee pointed out that this last minute maneuvering could have been avoided if the administration had spoken up during the writing of the fiscal 2006 veterans bill: "It borders on stupidity. I think someone was hoping they could hide the ball for a while."

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B. John Masters writes about democracy, moral responsibility, and everyday Stoicism at deep.mastersfamily.org. A lifelong United Methodist committed to social justice, he explores how faith, ethics, and civic life intersect—and how ordinary people can live out justice, mercy, and truth in public life. A records and information management expert, Masters has lived in the Piedmont,NC, Dayton, OH, Greensboro, NC and Tampa, FL, and is a proud Appalachian State Alum.