Children's Health Bill Gets OK

baltimoresun.com ^ | 11/02/07 | Unknown

[Froufrou]

A defiant Democrat-controlled Congress voted yesterday to provide health insurance to an additional 4 million lower-income children, and President Bush vowed swiftly to cast his second straight veto on the issue.

The legislation cleared the Senate on a vote of 64-30. It passed the House last week, but supporters were shy of the two-thirds majority needed to override Bush's threatened veto.

"We're convinced that the president has undermined an effort to protect children," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said shortly before the vote.

"Congress has known for weeks that the President would veto this bill," White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement after the vote. "Now Congress should get back to work on legislation that covers poor children and stop using valuable floor time to make partisan statements."

In a situation of unusual political complexity, Republicans dictated the decision to pass the legislation speedily.

It appeared their goal was to short-circuit attempts by supporters of the bill to reach a compromise that could attract enough votes in the House to override Bush's veto.

[scottdeus12]

“”We’re convinced that the president has undermined an effort to protect children,””

I’m convinced this guy is good for absolutely nothing. Reid. What a joke.

[Froufrou]

Don’t get me started! We have Prop. 15 in TX, which is Gov. Goodhair’s way around the veto’d mandate to vaccinate 12-yr-old girls against an STD!

[mylife]

I should have voted for Kinky

[BOBTHENAILER]

"We're convinced that the president has attempted to assassinate children," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, with approval ratings lower than a 95 year old hooker with AIDS

[Froufrou]

And I should have stayed with Strayhorn!

[mylife]

LoL she of many names?

Kathleen Strickland Rhylander Gramma Strayhorn?

[Nathan Zachary]

""We're convinced that the president has undermined an effort to protect children," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat,"

Harry Reid is a LIAR.

Bush has undermined an effort to add 25 year old "children" to the program, as well as illegal aliens. The program itself isn't being canceled, in fact Bush added 500 million more to it's budget.

[mylife]

We could be smoking doobies in Austin with Willie Nelson right now ;0)

[Froufrou]

I appreciate your pointing that out. Why won’t the MSM do same?

~sigh!~ Never mind. We know why.

[pssstt...Harry...stop drinking the Koolaid...you’re shortin’ out the few gray cells you have left!]

[mylife]

The thought of Chris Bell pushed me to the xtreme

[Ignatz]

"A defiant Democrat-controlled Congress, in an obvious vote-buying ploy, voted yesterday to provide health insurance to an additional 4 million lower-income middle-class children,...."

Fixed.

[Nathan Zachary]

"I appreciate your pointing that out. Why won’t the MSM do same?"

Because MSM is the propaganda machine for Democrats. I've yet to see one single article which points out the Democrats attempt to deceive the public and how everyone of them- especially Pelosi and Reid- are lying when they say "the children" will no longer be covered, while the TRUTH is they will be covered more than they were before.

I will keep saying it because media won't. That way if someone googles "Harry Reid is a liar" or "Nancy Pelosi is a LIAR" they'll get a link to the truth, even if they are "leftwing communist Moonbats". :o)

[Nathan Zachary]

""A defiant Democrat-controlled Congress, in an obvious vote-buying ploy, voted yesterday to provide health insurance to an additional 4 million lower-income middle-class, 25 year old children ...."

Fixed it better.

[jagusafr]

Now, you don’t mean that! I held my nose and voted for the one we got. Lord, I hope I don’t have to do that in the big show next November...

[Froufrou]

Yeah, I held my nose too, and I’m still kicking myself over it!

[Froufrou]

Yep, even at the $60K level, even when you own an F250, a Suburban and a Volvo. No matter. [grabbing ankles]

[Froufrou]

ROTFLMAO! Nuh-unh, ‘cause had Kinky won, Willie’d be Atty. Gen.!

[mylife]

Yeah but at least they wouldnt be raping Texas.

Gov goodhair wasted no time in screwing us

[DustyMoment]

Senate to Bush, taxpayers: We’re the US Senate and don’t give a crap about what you think. The next election is a year away, Bush isn’t running and you won’t remember what pond scum we are by then!!

[mylife]

And I would rather have Willie for AG than David Van Os.

Thankfully Os didnt get office.

[Froufrou]

Pond scum seems a lofty aspiration, IMHO. They’re lower than that, by far! ;o)

[Calpernia]

nanny ping

[AU72]

Congressional Democrats don’t give a crap about passing the bill as much as manufacturing a commercial showing Bush throwing sick children out of the hospital.

[socialismisinsidious]

Socialized Medicine aka Universal Health Care PING LIST

FReepmail me if you want to be added to or removed from this ping list.

[Froufrou]

Throwing them out of the hospital and running over them with a motorcade. No matter if they make it up or not.

Why? Because sheeple will baaahhh-lieve what they’re sold...

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

They’re lower than that, by far! ;o)

Whale poop at the bottom of the Marianas trench?

Regards,
GtG

PS That's about as low as it gets...

[Froufrou]

Good one!

[G8 Diplomat]

With their continued push of the amnesty bill and SCHIP after they’ve been vetoed, the Democrats in Congress remind me of the little kid who touches the hot stove and finds it hurts, but goes back and touches it again. They don’t learn.

[G8 Diplomat]

How ‘bout UNDERNEATH the whale poop at the bottom of the Marianas trench?

[G8 Diplomat]

"We're convinced that the president has undermined an effort to protect children," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

Waiting in lines for two months for health care really "protects" people, doesn't it? How 'bout these people get jobs or get off their welfare checks and pay for their own insurance? It's not the govt's job to play nanny on your personal matters. But people are so apathetic and lazy these days that they want a government to take care of them and do everything for them. On the one hand, everyone always talks about how "independent" and "motivated" they are, yet they want the govt to hold them captive and do everything that they're supposed to do.

P.S. Harry...I'm convinced you're failing to protect America by urging our troops to get out of Iraq defeated. Been pretty silent up on Capitol Hill about Iraq lately, hasn't it?

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

How ‘bout UNDERNEATH the whale poop at the bottom of the Marianas trench?

Well, if something is underneath the poop then it isn't on the bottom is it?

Regards,
GtG

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Billy Strayhorn?