Friday, October 26, 2007

CHIP VETO SUSTAINED IN HOUSE

CHIP VETO SUSTAINED IN HOUSE
 
Bush's veto of the proposed $35 million increase to the State Children's Health Insurance Program, an increase that would be used to subsidize health care for more low-income families and keep 6.6 million children insured, was sustained by the House last Thursday. The vote was 273-156, 13 short of the required two-thirds majority needed. The Senate had passed the bill with a veto-proof majority in the first place.

Forty-four Republicans broke ranks to stand up for health care rights for children (one fewer than had voted for the bill on Sept. 25) while two Democrats decided to be complete dipshits and vote against the bill. Their names are Jim Marshall of Georgia and Gene Taylor of Mississippi.

My question is, Why are these elitist free-market worshippers so determined to derail such a common sense bill like this one?

Well, for one thing, the Right-wing Echo Chamber showed out in full effect to support their king's decision in the weeks following the initial veto, parroting the same baloney Bush made up. The Tennessean ran an opinion piece by Phil Valentine that blasted the program and then denied that health care was a right (with the customary Hillary bashing, of course). If this isn't cultist laissez-faire thinking, I don't know what is. Is he saying that people that can't afford health care don't have the right to live? Does the market now decide who lives and dies? Maybe Phil's real goal is to have people die. Maybe that's why government, taxpayer-extracted military spending is A-OK by him, because people die from it. Who knows.

So let's all rejoice that our government has once again failed to protect us from predatory business interests because in America we don't give a damn about anyone but No. 1, thank you very much.

Source: Time Magazine
Posted by Tennessee State University The Meter at 17:28:50 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |
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1 - The reason the bill got vetoed is because of the Democrats rushing the bill through, they decided to put a lot of pork in the bill and decided to keep the figures of who will be coverd way to high. Thus while it only takes a majority of votes for a bill to get passed, it takes 60% of Congress for a veto get overturn. So if the Democrats really want this bill to get through, they will look at it more carefully and take out those individuals who make $80,000 or more per year because they can afford to pay for healthcare. The Republicans and the President only want to cover those who make $40,000 or more but even that is too low so the better number is perhaps between $50,000-$60,000. So the bill can be passed. Also if you want to blame President Bush for vetoing the bill that is fine but blame your Congress for fudning the war. President Bush can't fund the war if it wasn't for Congress who votes and passes laws. All the President can do is veto bill which he has the right to do. (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2007/11/05 - 09:58:08
2 - This is exactly what I'm talking about. You heard Bush say "$80,000," and then you turned your ears off. Check the first post I made on this issue. Here in TN, $50,000 would be exactly how much families could make before being cut off.

--Dustin Shane (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2007/11/06 - 16:15:23 in reply to: 1
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