During a debate on children's health care Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark accused Republicans of sending troops to Iraq to "get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."[...]
"You don't have money to fund the war or children," Stark accused Republicans. "But you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement."
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Condemnations rolled in from Republican politicians, right-leaning bloggers had a field day, and a White House spokesman declined to "dignify those remarks" with a response.
Conducting such a dignified war as it is. And, by the way, wasn’t that, in fact, a response?
Stark's comment came as the House failed Thursday to override President Bush's veto of legislation to expand the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program.
And Nancy Pelosi said his comments on the war were inappropriate and distracting. Heaven forbid the war should distract us from anything.
After numerous Republicans called on him to apologize, Stark said it was they who should be apologizing, for failing to provide the votes to override Bush's veto.
Go Big Pete.
This is something that the whole country seems to be able to get passionate about. It's the only issue I have yet seen anyone here on Galveston Island making a public statement about by gathering together and holding signs on street corners.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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