A Shrinking Base
Support for War Wanes Among Military Families Facing Redeployment
By Hanna Rosin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 21, 2004; Page C01
HINESVILLE, Ga.
Yes, sir, this is Bush country: Real pit barbecues, yellow ribbons on church doors, wild boar in the woods. Fort Stewart 10 minutes away. And one teenage party loyalist greeting guests for his mother's Party for the President, on National Party for the President Day, a boy with impeccable manners who, when peppered with questions by the adults in the living room, blurts out things such as "Condi Rice speaks, like, three languages!"
So why does hostess Michele Bourque sound as defensive as if she were living in Berkeley?
"There's just so much negativity around," she says, explaining her decision to host this party. <font color=red>"There's not a lot of positive affirmation about why George W. Bush should be president.<font color=black> We just want to let people know, he's not as bad as people think."
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