Do you love them as your own?

Bush read his written by Carl Rove speech on Labor day. "Yet the enemy we face today in the war on terror is not the same enemy we faced on Sept. 11," said the 23-page terrorism strategy update. "Our effective counter terrorist efforts in part have forced the terrorists to evolve and modify their ways of doing business."
Two months before the midterm elections, the report was the White House's latest attempt to highlight national security, an issue that has helped Republicans in past campaigns. Democrats were releasing their own assessment.
The Democrats Harry Reed written statement reply on Labor day. "Years of failed Republican policies have made America less safe and less able to effectively fight terrorism, and Democrats are ready to take this country in a new direction,"
There are 12 spending bills in the Senate to be considered and voted on. All have been passed by the House. Only one has been passed by the Senate. The Senate returns today from a month of vacations and only works three weeks before taking off again. I predict they will do no work. None of the 11 remaining bills will be voted on before the November elections. They may pass 2005 spending bills to fill the gap and keep the Government running but they will not address the 2007 spending bills passed by Congress. Republicans control the agenda of Congress.
My own words. The reason they will not pass any spending bills is that they want voters who vote not based on facts but based on “other things” they will try to put in the minds of voters. IN other words propaganda. Are both sides guilty, you bet they are. The Republicans control the agenda in Congress, they decide what is on the floor for consideration. Republicans don't want voters to hear what the Democrats have to say on the floor about each bill. Republicans want you to know what you see on TV and read in the papers, if you read. In my words, look at the propaganda not real facts and real people talking about what is fact and what is fiction. The Carl Rove phrase “no child left behind” is a classic example that ploy in Republicans PR. There are in fact 100s like that used in the past 6 years by the Republicans in Congress. Would the Democrats do the same if they were in power, of course they would, only a fool would think not.
OK, this is the deal. In November American voters must make a the single most important decision in our lifetime it's about America and it's about what is best for America and what is best for the family and themselves. The last time we faced this same decision in 2004. We failed America miserably.
Only a fool would vote for any 3rd. Party, do not be fooled again. No third party has a chance to win, therefore they can not effect any change. If you agree with Republicans that change is not needed, then vote Republican. If you agree with Democrats that IN America we have many needs for change and only one is in Iraq.
We need to end that invasion, end that occupation and we need to bring our troops home, no question about that. Democrats have a “exit plan” and Republicans have a “stay the course plan” there is a clear difference in the two parties no one can claim not.
America now has 2651 dead in war in Iraq. We have over 20,000 wounded. Iraq is in civil war now.
Second tours are far more dangerous that first tours and many of our troops have been drafted into the second tour. One of the 2651 was 21 year old Lance Corporal Ryan Miller of K company, 3rd. Battalion, 2nd. Marines. He had spent 10 days out in the field in fighting, they had drawn small arms and mortar fire and his Humvee had been damaged by a land mine. He survived that and called his Dad. His last words were “ Boy were real lucky Dad” his Dad replied “praise the lord, Son” those were the last words this one Father heard form his Son in Iraq. God help us all and God help America, if we are not wise enough and compassionate enough to think of this one brave service man as our own.