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Bush uses veto to deny children medical insurance

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
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US President George W Bush has vetoed a bill to expand a children's health care insurance scheme, after it was passed with a large majority in the Senate.
Mr Bush argues it takes the programme beyond its original purpose of insuring children from low-income families.

The vetoed bill proposed higher tobacco taxes to provide an extra $35bn (£17bn) to insure some 10 million children.

Children's health insurance is set to be a campaign issue in next year's elections, analysts say.

Eighteen Republican senators joined Democrats last week in passing the legislation by a 67-29 vote.

But the House of Representatives, which approved the bill by 265-159, was well short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.

It is only the fourth time Mr Bush has used his veto power in the course of his presidency.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7026454.stm

Can this fuckwit be any more of a cunt? Short of feeding children to packs of dogs, I really can't see how...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    He's used his veto less than any other president, but he certainly knows how to pick them doesn't he. Wasn't one of his other ones used to refuse to fund stem cell research? He's a cunt of the highest order.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    He's only not used his veto much because for the most part the Republicans have had a huge majority in both houses.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote: »
    He's only not used his veto much because for the most part the Republicans have had a huge majority in both houses.

    They don't now.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I remeber at one point when someone mentioned a statstic of just how many people in the U.S. don't have health insurance and have no way to get meddical care he responded with something to the effect of "sure they do, there's always the emergency room.":banghead:

    nothing like having a spoiled rich kid making decisions on social legislation.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    ARG.

    How I hate this fellow.

    All he needs now to make him seem worse is to shoot children on his lawn.

    FFS. America is leading the world, you know, they do it all better than anyone else. Maybe they wpould, if they removed twunts like this lot from power.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Teh_Gerbil wrote: »
    All he needs now to make him seem worse is to shoot children on his lawn.
    Do you have any doubt at all, that were a person (child or not) enter the WH's garden, they'd be shot on sight, no warning and no questions asked?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote: »
    Do you have any doubt at all, that were a person (child or not) enter the WH's garden, they'd be shot on sight, no warning and no questions asked?

    and thats a bad thing?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Territt wrote: »
    and thats a bad thing?
    Poor effort. 1/10. Must try harder.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aladdin wrote: »
    Poor effort. 1/10. Must try harder.



    Im just saying that anyway trespassing into the White house shot be shot on site, why take the risk?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aladdin wrote: »
    Poor effort. 1/10. Must try harder.



    Im just saying that anyway trespassing into the White house shot be shot on site, why take the risk?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What, even children? :rolleyes:

    And even if it was an adult, what about warning them first to stop advancing and to go on their knees with their arms up?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thing that I find horrifying/hillarious is while Bush is happy to let children die needlessly, he's constantly critising other countries for human right's abuse. But, in his defense, these children did chose to be born to poor families......
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Territt wrote: »
    Im just saying that anyway trespassing into the White house shot be shot on site, why take the risk?
    So shoot and ask questions later then?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lea_uk wrote: »
    So shoot and ask questions later then?
    Spoken like a true Texan ;)
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Territt wrote: »
    Im just saying that anyway trespassing into the White house shot be shot on site, why take the risk?

    So a small child loses its frisbee say, or toy of some sort, and goes to retreive it. Shot.

    A mothers baby crawls onto the lawn, she runs to fetch it. Both shot.



    Dear god, I am glad you are not in power. LE SIGH. Go back to your trailer.
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