ViceZilla’s Views

Once again Bush vetoed a bill expanding a popular children’s health care program for the second time.

“Because the Congress has chosen to send me an essentially identical bill that has the same problems as the flawed bill I previously vetoed, I must veto this legislation too,” Bush wrote in a message to the House of Representatives. In vetoing the legislation, Bush said “this bill does not put poor children first and it moves our country’s health care system in the wrong direction.”

So Bush thinks that increasing the SCHIP funding to $60 billion over five years from its present $25 billion isn’t helping cover more poor children? It’s high time for Mr. Bush to get a grip on priorities! There are other things that desperately need funding in this country other than a senseless, illegal war. Children’s health care is important, regardless of whether they are poor or not. Children’s health should be first and foremost a high priority in any Administration. Obviously it’s not a high priority in Bush’s.

One can only wonder how long and at what cost it will take to repair the damage done to this country because of the Bush Administration.

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