Wednesday January 23, 2008, 4:47 pm
Dumb legi$lator$ who voted them$elve$ a rai$e ... why do they hate American children so much that they won't give our kids health care but they'll give Bu$h all the money he wants for his illegal war$?

All That Money

It gets more expensive every year.

War funding, which averaged about $93 billion a year from 2003 through 2005, rose to $120 billion in 2006 and $171 billion in 2007 and President George W. Bush has asked for $193 billion in 2008, the nonpartisan office wrote.



Good thing we have those fiscally responsible Blue Dogs to...oh wait, never mind.

-Atrios 17:47

Wednesday January 23, 2008, 4:50 pm
House conservatives uphold Bush’s SCHIP veto. Conservatives in the House blocked Congress from expanding children’s health insurance today. The House fell approximately 15 votes short of the needed 2/3 majority needed to override President Bush’s veto. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) called the SCHIP defeat a “victory” for “kids” and “taxpayers.” UPDATE: DemfromCT has more on the role of SCHIP in the ‘08 elections, and The Gavel has a sampling of newspaper editorials nationwide supporting the SCHIP bill. 1:10 pm | Comment (60)

Throw tho$e fi$cally irre$pon$ible RepubliCON$ out of Congre$$ and the White Hou$e!

Wednesday January 23, 2008, 6:12 pm
Maybe now congress will get the message and pass a bill that is funded by a reliable source of revenue and that does not cover adults and children of people that can afford their own insurance.