05 October 2007

it makes me cry

yes, our president has recently vetoed a bill to give health care to poor children around the country.

his explanation?

"my job is a decision-making job. and as a result, i make a lot of decisions."

i think i'll move to australia.

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  1. oh alexander...it is a terrible horrible no good very bad day, and by day i do mean political world.

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  2. I was more than a little steamed when I heard a commentator say on one of the Sunday show that pretty soon every state would be doing what Minnesota does -- using the money for something else. I thought" Hello!" Minnesota doesn't even get the SCHIP money because the state had Minnesota Care in place before the SCHIP program was conceived. Washington State is another one that takes a bath on this progrma

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