Bordering on Stupid?

The debate is on over whether or not countries that have not sent troops to Iraq should be entitled to share in the $18 billion dollars U.S. taxpayers are putting up to rebuild Iraq. Bush's policy excludes countries such as Russia, France, Canada and Germany.

Bush made this comment at a recent Cabinet meeting regarding the situation: ''What I'm saying is, in the expenditure of the taxpayers' money ... the U.S. people, the taxpayers, understand why it makes sense for countries that risked lives to participate in the contracts in Iraq. It's very simple. Our people risked their lives, friendly coalition folks risked their lives and therefore the contracting is going to reflect that.''

Well, I agree with President Bush. Why would the United States citizens and taxpayers agree to let a bunch of yahoos from countries that did not support the cause share in the windfall the U.S. citizens are going to pay for? They shouldn't! In fact, they should be ashamed of themselves for even asking! My God, the audacity!

Don't misunderstand me though. I'm not even sure that I agree that U.S. citizens should be financing this. But since we are, the contracts should be offered to U.S. companies first and then our allies.

Senator John Kerry, campaigning in his home state of Massachusetts for the Democratic Presidential nomination said: ''I think limiting contracts is an enormous mistake. I think it borders on the stupid.''

Senator Kerry, what in God's name do you think you are celebrating? It sure doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that most U.S. citizens don't want to hand money over to people who wouldn't stand beside us in this situation. I think YOU border on stupid!

This morning I listened to a woman crying her eyes out over a son who was just killed in Iraq. It was heartbreaking. There is no way that I can even imagine what that woman is going through, and I think God that I don't. But I can't get her voice out of my head.

I wonder if she'd agree with President Bush or Senator Kerry?

What do you think?