| It matters what Leaders say I cannot agree with you more, Mr. President, when during your news conference, Tuesday October 04, you said “It matters what leaders say.” You talked about your latest Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers- put her on a pedestal- You talked about Social Security- your issue that will never go away- You talked about our economy- your addiction to ownership- You did not talk about the Valerie Plame investigation – not until the investigation is complete- You said. The more you talked, the more I wondered why you had a news conference. Nothing about what you said was news; your choices and decisions, as you always profess, are always the best for the growth of our economy, the future of our children and the happiness of the American people. But, you also talked about Iraq and you touched a nerve in me, Mr. President. It matters to me that you said that “we” are at war, because Sir, this is YOUR war, not the Americans’ war. It matters to me that you said that we are not leaving Iraq until the war is won. It matters to me that you said that “we” are making progress when the only progress I see is in the climbing numbers of coffins coming home. It matters to me that 1,941 Americans have died since the beginning of your war and that we are spending $5.6 billion a month in Iraq while you are preaching for an ownership society at home as a part of reducing the budget deficit you have created. Mr. President, you always talk about honor, virtue, compassion and commitment. Where was your honor when you lied to the American people for your reasons to bomb Iraq? Where is your virtue when you lie covering your lies about the reasons why you bomb Iraq? Where was your compassion when you sent 1,941 of our people to die for your lies? Where is your commitment to the nation you lead when you have let us down? Yes, it matters what leaders say and this is why I joined 500.000 of my sisters and brothers in Washington to protest your leadership and to demand an end to the carnage you have created in Iraq. Because I am committed to justice I will march and protest again until you pay for your crimes. This is how much it matters to me. Monique Frugier October, 05, 2005 |