The Veto

He promised, and he delivered. President Bush ignored the wishes of Congress and the American people, vetoing the S-CHIP bill this morning. One question, and one question only: We can spend HOW much for the Iraq War?

Bush balks at children’s health, vetoes S-CHIP bill

The president was very anxious to make his case against expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in a very public way, complete with a press conference, a radio address, and a fairly aggressive media press. But when it came time to reject the bipartisan measure to provide access to care for millions of low-income [...]

Of course, ignoring the +70% of Americans who SUPPORT S-CHIP (see link in the first sentence above), Conservative bloggers are happy!

Well done, Mr. President

Tags: S-CHIP, Presidential Veto

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