Daschle and Shrub Snubbed Amidst State Budget Woes

[JailBush]

I found this article from the Washington Post interesting:

Budget Gloom State by State by David S. Broder
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43076-2003Nov14.html

The author notes the Republican celebration of our rebounding economy before writing, "Meanwhile, in the real world, the struggles of families, communities and whole states continue unabated. The celebrations and high-fives up and down Pennsylvania Avenue are not to be found beyond the Beltway." Then he takes a closer look at several states.

He also included a footnote that I found interesting:

"When I wrote in my Veterans Day column about the benefits of national service and said "no one in the leadership" has been in the military, I was referring to the House of Representatives, whose membership had been the focus of the entire piece. Some readers thought that I was making a broader statement and complained that I was ignoring the Air Force service of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) or the Texas Air National Guard service of President Bush. I apologize for any misunderstanding."

I would have written, "I apologize for omitting Tom Daschle, but I question whether President Bush's AWOL status really qualifies him as a veteran."