Veteran's Day for the Dems

In an AP news brief entitled "Democrats Use Veterans Day to Attack Bush", this is how the Dems decided to honor our veterans, as a stump for Campaign 2004:

Kerry: "Walking away from our veterans is wrong and in a Kerry administration it will be a thing of the past."

Clark: "a retired Army general, says he would spend $2 billion more annually than Bush spends on health care for veterans. In addition, he says his broader health care plan would provide medical insurance to the roughly 240,000 guard and reserve members who only have coverage when they are on active duty."

Lieberman: "called for "a decent wage" along with special compensation for housing, health care and other services so veterans can provide for their families."

The Bush campaign also made a release in response:

In a campaign release defending his record, Bush noted his increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he increased the budget for the agency more in his first two years in office than in the previous six years.

How come everything has to be about the election? How come every issue has to have two competing solutions? How come the electorate has to be polarized?