The Democrats put forward a great candidates in 2004. What happened exactly? Was Kerry defeated because of policy? Character? Or simply by character assassination?
I consider the strategic move by Bush regarding SCHIP another political strategy of Georgie's agenda. In my neck of the woods (there is still a woods, right?), this is called "...throw the dog a bone...." Object to perfectly good legislation that will insure the nation's children from any adverse outcome and APPEAR to offer a real objection. Therefore, it's not Bush that has the problem, but, the Democrats and those that LACKED his superior intellect to 'see the real problem.' He isn't stating what his 'specific' changes would be because he doesn't know what they should be. He will allow the 'subservient' and 'inferior' Democratic legislature to play around with proposals until he basically thinks it 'appears' a 'proper' form of legislation.
He doesn't care about the nation, he wants to play politics. He objects to 'adults' because he thinks no one in the USA realizes there is an adult component to SCHIP. He threw it 'out there' to 'shock and awe' the Americans that ridiculed him 'unwittingly' in favor of a Democratic program. It's a strategy.
Of course there are adults included in SCHIP, especially if they were raised in Foster Homes and grew up with that insurance. Of course there are adults when PRE-NATAL care is afforded women who can't pay for it otherwise. Of course there are adults included in a program when there health and ability to work are impeded and as 'minors' were never able to work or build a Social Security Trust Fund.
But, that isn't the issue after all. It's just that MOST of the recipients of SCHIP are children. That is who is most important in this legislation as a majority. But, Bush is using this legislative 'opportunity' just as he uses the Iraq War and Evangelical Religion to promote 'party politics.' We don't have a president or vice; the USA does have a figure head that plays politics with lives and the USA Treasury with the cunning of a fox.
Bush calls for compromise on children's healthcare (click title of entry)
The president still has not said what specific changes he wants to make to the bill, though he wants adults moved off the program.
By Judy Pasternak
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 7, 2007
WASHINGTON -- President Bush indicated Saturday that he would be willing to accept a larger increase for a children's health insurance program than the one he has proposed, but defended his veto of the expansion of coverage approved by Congress.Bush's long-promised veto Wednesday set off an ideological battle about who holds responsibility for extending healthcare benefits to uninsured children: the government or the private sector.The congressional bill would spend $60 billion over five years to expand health coverage for children of the working poor and middle class, and pay for it with higher tobacco taxes. Bush has offered $30 billion, a 20% increase from the current levels but not enough to maintain the existing enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, budget analysts say....
