According to Bloomberg, Bush has vetoed a bill that would provide health care to poor children. The legislation, supported by Democrats and many of Bush's fellow Republicans in Congress, would have added $35 billion over five years to the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as Schip. Democratic leaders have vowed to put political pressure on Republican lawmakers to override Bush's action.
Obviously, the supporters of the bill don't know there's a war on. The cost of the Iraq war could top $2 trillion after factoring in long-term healthcare for wounded US veterans, rebuilding a worn-down military, and accounting for other unforeseen bills and economic losses, according to a new estimate by Columbia University economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard lecturer Linda Bilmes. The estimate far exceeds projections made by the Bush administration. But, hey, what's important? Gittin the bad guys or fixin-up the kids? Ed
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