Give Democrats some better ''support the troop'' soundbites than Levin's pro-war me too-isms

[yurbud]

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said Democrats won't cut funding for U.S. troops in Iraq even as attempts to set a goal for a withdrawal are blocked by Republicans.

``We're going to fund the troops,'' Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said today on the ``Fox News Sunday'' program. ``No one's trying to undercut the military.''

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aEF6zN0Rnkas&refer=us

For example, if you start saying ''funding the troops means no enlisted person is so poor their family needs to be on food stamps, and no wounded veteran will be denied benefits using the same shameful lies private insurance companies use to deny coverage like calling PTSD a pre-existing condition the soldier had before he was sent to war.''

''We will fund the defense of the United States from real security threats but will not fund using our military for private gain or spreading economic policies that incite hatred of the United States.''

or simply, ''We want to save the troops lives by rescuing them from a reckless president.''

[State the Obvious]

1. Talk about what we SHOULD be funding....and what we DO support.

This isn't exactly what you are asking for, but.....

We will get caught in a quagmire if we follow the Republicans spin about funding the war and/or supporting the war etc. They love it, and we usually lose the argument because of their namecalling etc. Talk about what we SHOULD fund instead.

www.pressforprogress.com has a bumper sticker that says "Fund education, not war." I can't tell you how many people have commented to me about it in a positive way.

http://pressforprogress.com/sd006.html

[endarkenment]

2. Democrats Support Bringing Our Troops Home.

'nuff said.