Bush signs SCHIP extension.
By on Dec 29th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Bush signs SCHIP extension.
“President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that extends a popular children’s health insurance program after twice vetoing attempts to expand it,” AP reports. “The extension of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program is expected to provide states with enough money to cover those enrolled through March 2009.”
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Ebenezer Bush saw the light? Or political expediency turned the tide?
December 29th, 2007 at 1:22 pmWhy did he do it?
December 29th, 2007 at 1:23 pmWow, even Bush is finally seeing the handwriting on the wall. Things must be looking pretty grim for him to do something like this. What’s next? Is he going to sign the stem cell research law?
December 29th, 2007 at 1:27 pmWhat a horribly, horribly misleading title. Bush signed an extension of SCHIP, not expansion. This is what Bush wanted, not what the Democrats wanted. This is not a victory for our side, and you’ve obviously misled your commenters into thinking it is.
December 29th, 2007 at 1:36 pmHere here, Chris O. Bad title, TP.O!
December 29th, 2007 at 1:38 pmOk, I’m curious as to how he signed the bill that didn’t include the increases. As far as I can tell, Congress didn’t send him a SCHIP bill without the increases. What did he do? Did he sign the original bill and then do a signing statement saying that he wouldn’t honor the increases? The Republiscums are going to rue the day they let Bush get away with his lawless actions. They will not be able to criticize a Democratic President who pulls the same tricks that Bush pulls. They will criticize the Democrats, of that I am sure. But they will certainly have no moral authority to back up their criticism.
December 29th, 2007 at 1:42 pmWhat a horribly, horribly misleading title. Bush signed an extension of SCHIP, not expansion.
Comment by Chris O.
Either way, he sure did it quietly.
Perhaps he didn’t want his war mongering buddies to know he was spending on something other than death and destruction.
∞
December 29th, 2007 at 1:44 pmI await President Hillary’s signing statements that dictate the new federal program of universal health care.
It’s her absolute right, as inferred by her War Powers inherent in Article Two.
That is, as long as Hillary doesn’t suffer the same fate her equivalent did in Pakistan…
God help us.
December 29th, 2007 at 1:45 pmhe got something he really wanted in return, BUT what ??
December 29th, 2007 at 2:02 pmhe got something he really wanted in return, BUT what ??
Comment by Peter Pointer
Political cover. He thinks that by signing legislation to extend the current program (I still don’t know how he did that) he thinks that he will diffuse the subject as a campaign issue. He’s wrong.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:04 pmThis is nothing more than exploitation for political gain – he never cared about children’s health before – and he still doesn’t. This is an extension – merely a CYA done in a slow news week to get it off the front page.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:10 pmBush is suddenly developing a conscience? Wonders never cease!
December 29th, 2007 at 2:12 pmBilbo: I fear you’ve hit the nail right on it’s distorted head! Bush does nothing without an ulterior motive; no sociopath ever does.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:12 pmSeriously erroneous title TP………
December 29th, 2007 at 2:14 pmFootage Of Benazir Bhutto Shooting Released
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2be_1198873248
December 29th, 2007 at 2:14 pm“God help us.”
Comment by Daddy-O
Thanks a lot, Daddy – O – Bigpoot O – Assho….
(You can certainly expect no help from God with an attitude like that.)
December 29th, 2007 at 2:17 pmWhy did he do it, you may ask?
Let’s just say that Tiny Tim and the Ghost of X-Mas FUTURE may have haunted some GOP leaders…
December 29th, 2007 at 2:37 pmhttp://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r12/onecitizen/CHRISTMASFUTURE.jpg
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he thinks that he will diffuse the subject as a campaign issue. He’s wrong.
esp as the economy really begins to sink and the need for this grows astronomically.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:49 pmOn Saturday, President Bush scored a triple victory when he quietly signed a bill extending the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) through March 2009. First, the President teed up “socialized medicine” as the definitive 2008 GOP talking point in response to any new health care initiatives coming from the Democratic Party. Second, he added another win for the GOP campaign of obstructionism, blocking Democratic successes at any cost in the hope of painting Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi as leaders of a “do-nothing” Congress. And last, George W. Bush kept intact his consistent record of fierce opposition to the popular children’s health insurance program dating back to his days as Governor of Texas. And as in Texas, he went on to claim credit for it.
For the details, see:
December 29th, 2007 at 3:20 pm“Bush a Block Off the Old S-CHIP.”
well, if they keep labeling this an expansion, not an extension (doublespeak) – then Bush did win. The lame media stupifies the general public again.
December 29th, 2007 at 3:50 pmThis is fine and good, but what about the expanded program?
December 29th, 2007 at 4:05 pmCan’t have anything going in the direction of universal health care, can we?
How misleading is the word extension in place of expansion? Who and what is doing the play on words?
The fact Bush did not sign this initially may have left a hole politically, therefore Bush signed this. Certainly not from the goodness of that fascists heart.
Flip Flop?
Did the spirit of Christmas finally kick in??
December 29th, 2007 at 4:13 pmnevar – nice to see you back posting again.
I don’t trust the boy Bush. He thinks that he is going to improve his legacy on the domestic front.
BTW – after 3900 dead American military caused by an illegal war, I can no longer carry the “Coffins” and I am returning to Cats r Flyfish. I need some optimism.
December 29th, 2007 at 4:13 pmSeriously bad header.
The dems caved and sent him a bill basically providing continuing funding for the _current_ program, which won’t even cover the existing enrollments.
It was either that or let it expire.
They can bring it up again next summer/fall. Let chimpie veto it two months before elections
December 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pmRay Taliaferro from KGO could do a fine show on this topic, could really take Bush to task… But since Bernie Ward has been silenced by Citadel Broadcasting the parent company of KGO, he appears to be silenced also as his shows now do not contain issues of the Bush Crime Family.
December 29th, 2007 at 4:22 pmAll the little scumbag did was to sign an extension of the existing program so it does not run out of money right away. Of course, the GOPers will greet this as a generous moment.
December 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pmWhat is Cheney’s Lawyer Addington’s signing statement?
December 29th, 2007 at 5:12 pmhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/cheney/themes/statements.html
GW Botch stills sucks!!!
And Dick(head) “Shotgun” Cheney!!
And Mukasey!!
DAVID ADDINGTON (as I’ve posted for years here) IS AN ENEMY OF THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TREASON!!!
And ALL REPUGNISCUMS ARE ENEMIES WITHIN!!!!
December 29th, 2007 at 5:46 pmchill.
December 29th, 2007 at 5:49 pmchill.
Comment by Clumberfeet — December 29, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
I don’t know if you directed this comment at me. However…
I will “chill” WHEN DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILTY ARE RESTORED IN THIS COUNTRY!!!!!
December 29th, 2007 at 6:10 pmMaybe Herr Bush has started to take notice of polls? After all, he seems to be concerned with his “legacy”.
http://pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
December 29th, 2007 at 7:03 pmNot an expansion… just an extension. No more kids are getting health care than before. He signed this in the quiet of a Saturday in return for the war funding $70 Billion) he just got. Don’t make this look like a Dem victory. Nobody won in this exchange. I’m reminded of a song by a great punk rock band, called Jawbreaker: “Bad scence, everybody loses.”
December 30th, 2007 at 7:16 amTP has become a Headline reactionary chamber that invites knee-jerkers to spout off like they knew what they were talking about, or actually had something of interest to impart. Only a few here have observed that the propagandist headline, “Bush Signs SCHIP Expansion” is a false and misleading claim. Nonetheless, dismissing these people as though they were just more voices in a cacophony of liberal claptrap, the reactionaries carry on as though there was some validity to the disinformation they have been served up. In fact, bullshit is bullshit…unless you argue about it, then it is the subject of conversation. In this instance, the TP knee-jerkers have truly sucked the stawman dry!
December 30th, 2007 at 11:10 am