Bush hearts America's heroes
The White House's web-site attaches to the text of the SOTU address a summary of the administration's priorities for the next four years.
One of them is a commitment to "America's Heroes in Uniform":
America 's Heroes in Uniform: President Bush continues to honor the service of America 's men and women in uniform serving at posts across the world. These volunteers make every American proud as they work to secure our Nation. Americans are grateful to the members of the armed forces, their family members and loved ones.
So, how does the recently released budget reflect the President's priority of honouring "America's Heroes"?
President Bush's budget would more than double the co-payment charged to many veterans for prescription drugs and would require some to pay a new fee of $250 a year for the privilege of using government health care, administration officials said Sunday.
Oh well, I guess the very proclamation of honouring America's heroes makes up the difference.
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