what has bush himself sacrificed?

just wonderful. he calls for the nation to sacrifice, while he himself is on a five-week vacation. the so-called commander in chief. so what has he sacrificed? he used family connections to wangle a safe stateside berth during the Vietnam war, and went AWOL to boot. now he's telling Americans that we have to "sacrifice" for his stupid war. well, if it's such a worthwhile cause, then why doesn't he lean on his own daughters, Jenna and Barbara, to join up and ship out?

Bush warns of sacrifice, war protesters square off

By Jeremy Pelofsky
58 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush called on Saturday for Americans to brace for additional sacrifice in Iraq as his supporters and anti-war protesters converged just outside his vacation ranch.
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