Hey George - It’s Health Care for CHILDREN
I may as well jump in with both feet and christen the new blog with my first mean-spirited, vitriolic, diatribe about Gorgeous George. (Hardly mean-spirited or vitriolic - I speak only the truth.) On Wednesday our cowardly, gutless leader vetoed a bill that would have expanded a key insurance program for children. Let me repeat. CHILDREN. The legislation would have offered health-care coverage to an additional 4 million children of the working poor. The primary reason he cited for this veto is cost. Let’s talk about what his administration spends hourly on the war in Iraq.
Gee, should we spend our money (and don’t forget for a minute that it is OUR money) preventing and treating illnesses in children. Or conversely, is OUR money better spent maiming and killing American soldiers and Iraqi citizens. For me the answer to this question is a no-brainer.
Bushie’s veto ties the hands of individual states who desire to expand health coverage for families. Many democrats AND republicans have denounced this decision as unconscionable. The big question is, “Can the democrats muster the two-thirds support necessary for an override. The republicans have a golden opportunity to convince a doubting public that they truly are capable of bipartisanship and moral decision-making.
Laughs, Lessons and Language
1. Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
2. Always take your pets with you when car shopping. SIZE DOES MATTER.
