Supporting the troops ... not

I just can't for the life of me figure out how any rational person can conclude that Drunky McStagger and the Bush crime syndicate -- which includes pretty much anyone with an "R" after his or her name, especially in Washington -- actually support the troops at all, let alone more so than the Democrats.

I already proved that assertion months ago, but the evidence keeps piling up. You really don't have to go any further than Drunky's veto of the original military spending bill. But if you want more, how about the crap that continues to go on at Walter Reed?

The Army said Friday that it has opened an investigation into the recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels - some dating to May 2006 - at Walter Reed that were never delivered to soldiers.

And it fired the contract employee who ran the mailroom.

In an indication of the Army's sensitivity to problems at Walter Reed, whose reputation as the crown jewel in the Army medical system was tarnished by the disclosures of poor treatment of soldiers earlier this year, officials put out a written statement late Friday afternoon detailing the problem with the mail.

Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, commander of Walter Reed, said he ordered a team of 20 to 40 soldiers and civilians to launch an around-the-clock operation to screen, survey and forward all the letters and parcels. Items addressed to soldiers still at Walter Reed were being hand-delivered Friday night, he said.

"This delay is completely and absolutely unsatisfactory," Schoomaker said.

He took over at Walter Reed after the Army fired his predecessor, Maj. Gen. George Weightman, in the wake of Washington Post stories that spelled out substandard living conditions and excessive red tape for soldiers at Walter Reed.

Army Secretary Francis Harvey also was fired in the days following the disclosures.

The mail wasn't even getting through. The Army's "sensitivity" is heart-warming, but it's more like "sorry we got caught" than "sorry we screwed up."

The next time some asshat Republican says they support the troops more than the Democrats, I hope someone nearby punches him or her right in the ear. And if that's uncivil, well, it's no less civil than the way the Bush crime syndicate has treated our military over the last six years.