Saturday, December 18, 2004
Ken Bode's opinion piece on troop protection
Ken Bode
U.S. obviously didn't do all it could to protect troops
December 17, 2004
His final thoughts in the article are as follows:
That brings us to the final headline: "At Bush Inauguration, Lunch Will Set You Back $250,000."
This is a lunch with Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, obviously exclusive to the high tax brackets. There will also be a "Salute To Those Who Serve," with free tickets for the military.
The arithmetic is too tempting. It costs $25,000 to fully armor a Humvee. Each $250,000 lunch ticket could go straight to equipping 10 vehicles, so our reservists and Guards in Iraq won't have to ride around with homemade sandbags on the floor.
Do it, Mr. Bush. Donate your lunch money to the troops.
Bode, a former senior political analyst for CNN, is the Pulliam professor of journalism at DePauw University. Contact him at kenbode@depauw.edu .
U.S. obviously didn't do all it could to protect troops
December 17, 2004
His final thoughts in the article are as follows:
That brings us to the final headline: "At Bush Inauguration, Lunch Will Set You Back $250,000."
This is a lunch with Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, obviously exclusive to the high tax brackets. There will also be a "Salute To Those Who Serve," with free tickets for the military.
The arithmetic is too tempting. It costs $25,000 to fully armor a Humvee. Each $250,000 lunch ticket could go straight to equipping 10 vehicles, so our reservists and Guards in Iraq won't have to ride around with homemade sandbags on the floor.
Do it, Mr. Bush. Donate your lunch money to the troops.
Bode, a former senior political analyst for CNN, is the Pulliam professor of journalism at DePauw University. Contact him at kenbode@depauw.edu .
