"I think after September 11, the American people are valuing life more, and I think those are the kind of policies the American people can support, particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy, and really, the fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life."

Thus White House mudslinger Karen Hughes, in an appearance on CNN, invoked September 11 to punish the more than a million men and women who marched on Washington Sunday in support of a woman's right to choose. This was possibly the most disgusting exploitation of September 11 to date, but it is typical of Hughes to sink to the lowest depths of rhetoric.

It is also a lie. We do not value every life in America. We have no regard at all for non-human life, which we treat like garbage, and little regard for the lives of humans living below the poverty level. The administration's own policies prove that the White House has minimal regard for the health and safety of children, not to mention the rest of us. The White House also has no regard for those suffering from debilitating diseases; stem cell research has been severely limited.

The Bush administration doesn't give a damn about the tortured, miserable women in Afghanistan, though they are always bragging about having "liberated" them. There appears to be little regard for American soldiers, who are dying every day in an illegitimate war. And there is absolutely no interest in the lives of millions of Americans, who are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Not only has the Bush administration slashed the budget for protecting American cities, it has also guaranteed increased hatred of America.