Ethics

Bush's Noble Sacrifice

By Ed Brayton

A pinata, presented without comment. Swing away:

For the first time, Bush revealed a personal way in which he has tried to acknowledge the sacrifice of soldiers and their families.

"I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on May 18, 2008 (boomark / email).