Bush is heading to VA Tech today

Sometimes its a PITA (pain in the ass) to be a cynic, but this stinks to high heaven.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush will attend Tuesday's convocation at Virginia Tech to remember those affected by the deadliest campus violence ever in this country.

This is a damn photo op for Bush. It isn't like he really cares about the 33 dead students any more than he cares about the 3200 dead troops in the Mid-East.

This is a tragedy, but so were the hurricanes in the southern US. So are the horrors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush is as sympathetic as your average house cat.

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