More than 400 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have turned up homeless, and the Veterans Affairs Department and aid groups say they are bracing for a new surge in homeless veterans in the years ahead.
This news, along with Bush's veto of S-Chip, shows the last remains of the combusting corpse that is compassionate conservatism.
There was an old adage about the Christian right that they only cared about kids in fetal form. Now we can add another one: supporting the troops stops the moment they lay down their weapons and return to civilian life, even if it's in body only.
Which only goes to show that according to President Bush, military service and sacrifice, like childhood vulnerability, is no reason for a free lunch. Only nepotism guarantees that, as the president knows all too well.
