[ExSoldier]

"His base is firm."

One word: BULL. His "base" is slipping away from different directions like the tide going out with a rip current. He has REALLY angered folks with the out of control spending; his pandering to illegal immigrants; his support of the AWB (this is my line in the sand: If he even whispers that he's pushing it, I'll work against him); relying on a corrupt CIA Director like Tenet and not firing his sorry A$$ after the failed intel for both the war and 9/11; and a litany of other issues. LIKE: I'm a VET and a member of the VA. GWB's proposed budget DOUBLES the cost of my prescriptions AND requires a $250 PER YEAR fee to use the VA Hospital facilities? Gimme a break!

[justshutupandtakeit]

Thank you for your service (my eldest boy will complete his basic training at Great Lakes this Friday.) I do not support burdening veterans in any way but surely you understand the vast difference between Bush and ANY RAT which would supplant him. They are almost all military HATERS.

The other issues deserve a thread of their own and are not as clear cut as you might think.