$196Bn/yr for Iraq, no problem... $7Bn/yr for SCHIP: too expensive!

... and none of that $7Bn/yr would go to Big Insurance Bush buds... unlike the $196Bn/yr, much of which WILL go to the inept-but-well-connected BigBiz Bud's of Bush!

Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
12 Dec 2007
WASHINGTON - President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program.
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"This bill does not put poor children first, and it moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction," Bush's statement said. "Ultimately, our nation's goal should be to move children who have no health insurance to private coverage, not to move children who already have private health insurance to government coverage."
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The bill Bush vetoed would have increased federal funding for SCHIP by $35 billion over five years, to add an estimated 4 million people to the program that provides insurance coverage for children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance.
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W's priorities: supporting the insurance industry! ... and who cares about the kids!

Compare: an additional $35Bn for five years versus $196Bn this year for Iraq!!!

Stop the madness!