SCHIP VETO'd

[Cheeto]

oops, delete both of these please, a slow computer and my complete inability to understand acronyms makes this thread null and void.

[Marlboro Cigars]

Nice.

[SmokeyJoe]

Glad for the reprieve.
"They frighten easily, but they will soon be back... and in greater numbers."
- O. Kenobi

[JCK]

He's got a humidor to fill...

http://www.cubancrafters.com/cigar_e...ar_event_id=10

[croatan]

I merged a couple of threads about this together.

[JCK]

I started thinking... would the White House mailing system pass along cigars sent to the President or would they be put in the trash bin in fear that someone is trying to poison the President?

[JCK]

N/M.. found my answer.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

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[drawfour]

Originally Posted by macjoe53

Not really. His plan makes more fiscal sense.

I think the "Bush hates Children" quip by Jerry was a tongue-in-cheek reference to Kanye West's infamous "George Bush hates black people".

Jerry definitely is aware of the fiscal sensibilities of the veto.

[Mystophales]

It was funny after I heard about this I told my wife to just watch the news tonight and see how many references the news makes to this damn near destroying the lives of children. Not two minutes later comes a commercial for the 10pm news and the first thing they say is "Tonight at 10 find out how President Bush has taken away health care for children."

[TripleF]

Originally Posted by doctorcue

Very nice. All of the news talks about how Bush killed the "Child healthcare bill". No mention of $85k income households, 25 year old kids, etc. Lets hope the house holds it's ground.

Great point doctorcue!! It's unreal how the media twists things......just blows me away.

We do need to be prepared because now they will renegogiate the bill and attempt to override the veto.

Sit tight........

[ATLHARP]

Originally Posted by GOAT LOCKER

But what about THE CHILDREN™ ?

Let'em smoke Dunhills!

ATL

[Seanohue]

Originally Posted by drawfour

I think the "Bush hates Children" quip by Jerry was a tongue-in-cheek reference to Kanye West's infamous "George Bush hates black people".

Jerry definitely is aware of the fiscal sensibilities of the veto.

Pay attention to the wording! I had to write a paper on this in my morality class last year in high school, and the actual quote was "George Bush does not care about black people". I also said hate, so I got the assignment wrong.

[Sawyer]

I had to explain to my co-workers this morning about why Bush vetoed this. They all came in believing the media hype about how Bush doesn't want kids to have health care. After I explained $83,000 household income and 25 year old children, they understood.

[Budprince]

Hooray for the veto! Remeber to stay vigilant though, the people beind this thing are indefatigable, and also know the value of incrementalism. . . look for them to come back at it again with smaller steps toward the same end.

But once again, hooray for the veto!

[BlueHavanaII]

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted further consideration of the veto message and the bill, H.R. 976, be postponed until October 18, 2007.

This vote to delay, sponsored by the Democrats (Hoyer-MD), went strictly along party lines with 222 Ayes (all Dems) and 196 noes (1 Dem). This gives the Democrats two weeks to try to turn two dozen Republicans and override the veto.

Our message should be simple... keep telling your Representatives to vote against this bill!!!