Bush calms some governors on Nat'l Guard
"President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld offered private assurances to the nation's governors over plans to make cuts to the National Guard, but some governors said Monday they were still worried. Republican and Democratic governors said discussions are just beginning on Guard units, the backbone of state emergency and homeland security response. "No, there's no sense of hugs, handshakes and cut the cake," said Republican Mike Huckabee of Arkansas. "At least now, we're talking."Bush, playing lip-services to those who know better... ...The 50 U.S. Governors. Bush likes to put on a face of strong security and 'love for the troops' when in public but he's always looking to cut costs on the backs of the troops and state-controlled National Guard units and veterans. Hell, he tried to cut their combat pay - called it a 'budget buster', and as we all know, he's dragged his feet for three years now on supplying the troops the proper body armor needed. Paying our men and women who are dying in Iraq an extra $75 a month is a 'budget buster' to Bush and Rumsfeld but they see no problem in allowing hundreds of millions to be over-billed by Halliburton or concerned about the missing billions by Bremer and the CPA. You should be able to figure out by now who George W Bush really "supports". Oh yeah, in all fairness, there were at least two governors there who did agree with Dubya; "I trust Peter Pace and I trust the president of the United States. They said they'd find the money and I think you can take that to the bank," said Republican Jeb Bush of Florida. "It was a very strong commitment to all the nation's governors that they made," Republican Bob Taft of Ohio said .
