Bush talks with AmeriCorps volunteers at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, Fla., during April 2004 when he was trying to get re-elected and telling people whatever they wanted to hear. Of course, as you can imagine, Bush was lying.
National Disservice "It’s a form of hypocrisy that’s becoming emblematic of the Bush era. Four years ago, President Bush held a big photo-op to showcase after-school programs at a Delaware Boys and Girls Club-then cut funding for the very after-school programs he was touting. After pressure, funding was restored. Will the same thing happen this time? Two years ago, Bush had his picture taken in Florida with idealistic young members of the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), a small, team-based AmeriCorps program that works on environmental and disaster relief projects. "I’m a strong believer in AmeriCorps," he said. “I want to thank you for your service, thank you for your hard work and may God continue to bless you and your families as you pursue your dreams.” Now, those dreams are at risk of being deferred. In his fiscal year 2007 budget, the president is proposing not just to trim the NCCC, but to eliminate the $25 million program altogether".To give you a little perspective of this, Bush is needlessly wasting $25 million every two hours in his unnecessary war in Iraq that he lied our country into.
