Lynn C. Woolsey: “It is getting to the point where I am almost afraid to pick up the newspaper every morning because day after day, there…”

“It is getting to the point where I am almost afraid to pick up the newspaper every morning because day after day, there is more grim news out of Iraq and the Middle East. More revelations about the scandalous mismanagement of this war and its aftermath. More evidence that the current administration is jeopardizing our national security. There has been a lot of rhetoric here on Capitol Hill about who supposedly does and does not support the troops. I personally believe we should call a moratorium on 'support the troops' demagoguery until the conditions at Walter Reed Hospital finally reach the level that our veterans deserve. It is positively disgraceful, Mr. Speaker. After risking life and limb for our country, our soldiers are sent to a moldy, rodent-infested facility where they receive inadequate care. And today, we read that Walter Reed officials were aware of problems and heard complaints, but largely ignored them. The squalid living conditions of Walter Reed are just one symptom of a completely ineffective and unaccountable bureaucracy.”