Bush pays tribute to fallen soldiers at hard-hit Army base – The Olympian

”What makes me mad the most is past presidents have gone to funerals and he hasn’t gone to any,” Lori Hartman, whose husband, Spc. Corey Hartman, is heading for Iraq in February. ”It’s like he wants to turn his back and not realize what’s really going on.”

Seeking to contradict such impressions, Bush spent more of his time on the base interacting personally with soldiers and family members than delivering his public address.

I searched news.google.com for that quote. To my surprise, I found many versions of the original AP story that did NOT include that quote (17), but did include the following quote (111). So much for the “liberal” media. mjh

“If President Bush were go to every family, it would take too much of his time, and if he sees one, he has to see them all,” said Stan Cooper of Thornton, Colo.

mjh’s weBlog: Flag wrapped vs draped

As a fellow Republican, I would also offer Karl Rove some friendly political advice. … With an election approaching, presenting the picture of a president who has time for fundraisers but not for military funerals would be an egregious mistake.

Apparently, Rove took John Robert’s advice. mjh