flewellyn | Quit hitting yourself!

So, apparently, Bush blames the Democrats for denying health care to poor children by passing a bill that he's expected to veto.

Let's take a look at that again. The bill the Democratic congress is trying to pass expands the coverage available through the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP), from $35 billion to $60 billion anually, thus covering more children. Bush has threatened to veto the bill if it passes. If the bill is vetoed, the federal funding for SCHIP will not be renewed, and thus children currently covered by SCHIP will be dropped.

That sounds a hell of lot to me like Bush is the one denying coverage. For him to blame the Democrats for it...well, I'm reminded of the childhood bully who grabs another kid's hands, uses them to hit the kid, and then taunts "Quit hitting yourself!" Or the man who beats up his girlfriend or wife on the flimsiest of pretexts, and then shouts "Look what you made me do!" Abusers' logic, and it's being used to justify the actions of the President of the United States.

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It's Mexican standoff, Washington-style. The Congress refuses to separate extending the current program from expanding it by sending the President a bill that only does both. In order to refuse to expand it, he has to veto the bill continuing the original program. It's a nasty little game in which everyone is to blame.

Mind you, I have NO comprehension why he is opposed to *expanding* the program, except that some very poorly thought out script suggested that conservatives could bill this as a 'socialized medicine' bill.

Of course, the "OMG, the CHILDREN!" loonies are going to win out over the "OMG, the COMMUNISTS!" crackpots every time, so he's shot himself in the foot.

And normal, ordinary people (who, I know, count for little in national politics, but who are the ones who actually end up voting) are going to look at the bill and say "This helps parents get health insurance for their kids that they might not otherwise be able to afford--who wouldn't be for that?"

The real question is, are you even surprised anymore?

According to what I read, Bush thought that the bill was appropriating too much money (he wanted to increase the amount to $3 billion/year, and not the $5 billion/year proposed in the bill), and was fighting the increase in tobacco taxes proposed to help fund the increase. (Under the guise of 'will the proposed increase in tobacco taxes be enough to adequately fund the program, and is the revenue stream stable enough to support the increase in SCHIP funding.)

And yet we are spending billions in Iraq.

Hmmmm...

Kinda shows you where Bush has his priorities, eh?

We studied this in my 'Public Finance' course. (I'm working on a Masters in Public Administration - the MPA degree.)

OH, of course. Killing people means he can wave his penis around and spout about how big a man he is. There's nothing manly about helping people.

By the way, who are you and how'd you get here? :-)

I'm one of Karina's friends

karinabaerchen

Ohh, okay. Cool!

Yeah - I added you to my friend's list a few weeks ago. When you wished K a Happy Birthday, I decided to drop in to see what you're up to. :)

No good, of course.

So what sort of being are you?

You know, I thought the same thing (as I was typing it) - about you being up to no good.

As for my type of 'being' - Human, natch. (unfortunately)

You could read my profile, but here's the short version:

Overeducated and underpaid, 31 y/o female librarian from Chicago. Likes books, liberalism, intellectual freedom, diversity (if everyone was the same, life would be so boring) and a whole slew of other stuff - read my profile. :) Dislikes are uneducated, unthinking, unfeeling individuals who wish to force their beliefs on others.

Quit hitting yourself!

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