Politicizing the War(s)???

August 30, 2006 - Nashville, TN - President George W. Bush at a fundraiser for Republican candidates, gave speeches which he characterized as "not political speeches."

The same day at another fundraiser in Little Rock, AR, Bush said, "These are important times, and I seriously hope people wouldn’t politicize these issues I’m going to talk about."

What issues is he talking about? The safety of the nation. According to the New York Times, "The president urged an audience to vote for a Republican Senate candidate to help keep the nation safe...Mr. Bush said he needed colleagues on Capitol Hill who understood the importance of tools like the USA Patriot Act and domestic surveillance to help stop terrorism."

So Bush gives a non-political speech urging voters to vote Republican because they will protect the nation better than Democrats, and he doesn't consider that "politicizing" the issues? And sadly, many of his sheep believe this even though it defies all logic.

While Bush is touting his "message of optimism," Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is bringing up images of "the greatest generation" and World War II by explaining how we are fighting a "new type of fascism," also describing critics of the Bush administration as appeasers, comparing the current situation to the attempted appeasement of Hitler. He says that Bush administration critics suffer from "moral or intellectual confusion" about national security.

Rumsfeld goes on to say, "But some seem not to have learned history’s lessons," adding his feelings that part of the problem is the news media emphasizing the negative rather than the Bush-approved positive.

It's really easy to blame the news media when things aren't going your way. The same thing happened in the days after hurricane Katrina last year. The media actually goes to New Orleans with cameras, showing the devastation and destruction, showing the pats on the back given to "Brownie" by the president, showing the "refugees" in their own country - but according to spokespeople in Washington who never set foot in or near New Orleans, the news media is focusing on the negative.

So Bush is out campaigning for Republican candidates, giving speeches implying that Republicans keep us safer, and Rumsfeld is giving speeches bringing up Hitler and saying that critics of the Iraq war are appeasers - yet no one is supposed to "politicize" their already-politicized comments?!

All this while neoconservative spin experts like newsmax.com are writing articles titled "First Priority for Democrats: Politicize War on Terror."

And this is what it boils down to: Americans are starting to realize that Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11. They are starting to realize that the Iraq War is not the same things as the "War on Terror." They are starting to get angry at "conservatives" who don't act "conservative." They are growing weary of troop deaths, higher energy costs, rising oil prices, massive deficits, war-mongering and fear-mongering.

We'll see if the majority are still sick of these issues come November 7.

more info:
Rumsfeld: War critics have ‘moral ... confusion’
Bush Shifting Public Focus to Terrorism and Iraq War
First Priority for Democrats: Politicize War on Terror