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et al.: astonishing hypocrisy in Bush child health actions
By WDavidStephenson | October 3, 2007
Darn it, there goes my resolution to not make ad hominem comments about the duly-elect (ok, not really) 43rd President of the United States. However, this was so over the top — and gratuitously cruel — that I felt compelled!
Granted, the expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was pushed by flaming liberals such as Orrin Hatch.
However, Bush’s action today vetoing the bill (just prior to giving an address on his efforts to restrain federal spending. Hmm: as of 12:20 PM today, my counter on his spending in Iraq totaled more than $456 billion…) was the height of hypocrisy, as this mailing from the Edwards campaign pointed out:
“You’re not going to believe this—President Bush just vetoed health care for millions of low-income children!
“I know that’s hard to believe, and I wish I were making it up. But I’m not. Earlier today, President Bush vetoed a bipartisan expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)—a successful program that provides health care to millions of low-income children…..
…I can’t believe Bush’s nerve, and I bet you can’t either. But wait, it gets worse—two days before vetoing health care for millions of low-income children, George Bush had the nerve to issue a presidential proclamation commemorating—you guessed it—”Child Health Day.”
(BTW: 
speaking of you’re not going to believe this: I just went to the White House web site to find said proclamation, and there, on the search page, was a link to “White House Interactive,” featuring — get this — a smiling Al Gonzales!!! Is he back in the West Wing under cover darkness????)
According to the proclamation:
“Our Nation is committed to the health and well-being of our youth. On Child Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to helping children develop good nutrition habits and active lifestyles, so that they can grow into healthy and productive adults.
“Children today face many risks, such as alcohol and drug use, obesity, smoking, and other dangers. As parents and role models to America’s youth, we have a responsibility to teach them about the importance of healthy behavior, daily exercise, and good nutrition. I just won’t spend anything to make this happen…“
Darn it, I’m going to have to do something about WordPress — it seems to mysteriously add in extra sentences to quotations…
Should you, dear reader, be interested in expressing your own views on this issue to The Man Himself, please be my guest.. (and, if your Rep. didn’t vote for the original bill, pressure him/her to vote for the override).
George: not to ruin your Christmas by telling in advance what you’re getting, but that lump in the bottom of your stocking will be a piece of coal. Oh, BTW, it will be from the Crandall Canyon mine, which the feds knew had problems well in advance of the collapse.
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