That magnet is very pretty…

That magnet is very pretty……but the DNC would like you to remember...

...Supporting the troops is about more than slapping an oversized yellow bumper sticker on the back of your car. President Bush and his friend Congresswoman Jean Schmidt can repeat the words ad nauseum, but it doesn't change the fact that Republicans aren't supporting the troops with the policies or resources they need to be successful and safe in their mission.

Supporting the troops would mean helping the 250,000+ veterans who are forced to wait for their disability claims to be resolved by the VA -- sometimes for up to two years.

Real support for the troops is not shown by the Bush Adminstration and the Republican Congress cutting cash from the budget that provides funding for staff responsible for processing those claims.

Support for the troops wouldn't allow this adminstration to use words like "restructuring the VA" when in actuality, hospitals and beds are shutting down across the country. A study in 2002 showed that 150,000 veterans were forced to wait more than six months for a primary care appointment in that year. It's an absolute disgrace.

Supporting the troops would mean sending them into war with the proper equipment to keep them safe and taking care of their needs when they return -- without question and without exception.

And no slogan is going to make up for those failures.