March 18, 2003 on Good Morning America

Babs and the modernized version of "Let them eat cake." This callous disregard for our military men and women, and their parents, bears remembering. It bears repeating. Barbara Bush lacks compassion, she lacks integrity, and she lacks a soul. For if her son can send these young men and women off to war, then she and her family should have the decency to honor them when they fall.

Cost of War in Iraq

I thought I would take a look at the local cost of the War in Iraq. The National Priorities Project has a page where you can get the costs as it pertains to your locality. Taxpayers in California's Congressional District 36 (Harman) will pay $1.3 billion for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following services could have been provided:

• 550,963 People with Health Care for One Year OR
  
• 2,385,106 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
  
• 23,915 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
  
• 18,911 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
  
• 201,177 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
  
• 4,007 Affordable Housing Units OR
  
• 500,391 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
  
• 160,123 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
  
• 19,226 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
  
• 16,907 Port Container Inspectors for One year

I am rendered speechless. We need to bring all our resources home: our soldiers, who don't deserve the horrors they've been handed; and our tax dollars so we can repair the soul of our nation by providing the services we lose daily due to Bush's arrogance.

Happy Sunday

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