Progressives and Democrats, who showed their muscle in defeating President Bush's Social Security privatization schemes in 2005, need to band together again to protect this important program so vital to children's health.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/bush-to-uninsured-kids-d_b_54419.htmlBush to poor children: Drop dead
Here's compassionate conservatism for you: President Bush is threatening to veto legislation that would renew a program that assists with providing health coverage for poor children. His veto is based on "philosophical" grounds, in spite of bi-partisan support in the Congress. The Great Divider rationalizes that the continuation of the program is "really beginning to open up an avenue for people to switch from private insurance to the government." Earth to Bush: The program is for families who do not have private insurance and are too poor to afford one. Again, slowly: Poor. Children. If you're so "pro-life", Mr. President, how about helping kids who are already born to stay alive before worrying about the "unborn".
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