Bush vetoes legislation that would fund Peachcare
October 3, 2007 at 4:52 pm by Scott Freeman in NewsIn a move that seemed to anger as many Republicans as Democrats, President Bush vetoed the children’s health care program just before he left Washington, D.C., today to speak to the Chamber of Commerce in Lancaster, Penn. (The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce? Is that the best gig he can get?)
The veto has significant ramifications in Georgia. As Mike King pointed out in That Other Paper, it leaves 273,000 children who are enrolled in PeachCare in limbo. That’s on top of another 300,000 children who have no health insurance at all. Federal funding will be in place until Nov. 15, but unless a resolution is reached, PeachCare funds would run out at the end of November.
At least one prominent Republican, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, hopes the veto will be overridden. Reports the New York Times:
“Unfortunately, I believe that some have given the president bad advice on this matter,†said Hatch. He said supporting the health bill “is the morally right thing to do.â€
Another Republican, Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, expressed similar sentiments and called Mr. Bush’s decision “an irresponsible use of the veto pen.â€
“Today we learned that the same president who is willing to throw away a half trillion dollars in Iraq is unwilling to spend a small fraction of that amount to bring health care to American children,†said Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
October 4th, 2007 at 12:03 am
How many times did Bush get to vote for the Veto? After all, he cut his teeth in the Texas Legislature didn’t he?
Voter ID Texas Style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6X-xtVask
October 4th, 2007 at 9:02 am
I would like to punch Bush in the dick. F’in Asshole.
October 5th, 2007 at 12:01 am
maybe scale back the profanity mr t and your sentiment may go further?
but if you’re working for the bush folks -, tryin to make the ops look questionable, you’re doing a good job.
October 5th, 2007 at 9:37 am
No. Bush is an asshole. He’s allowing kids to go uninsured because SCHIP might take some folks off the private insurance companies’ rolls. He only cares about the corporate class and could give a shit about the rest of us. Fuck him. I hope his dick falls off after someone punches him in it.