Politics: Republicans Scrape SCHIP From Their Shoes Once Again

Virgina Republican Bob Goodlatte hates your kids -- he voted so!

The House failed to override President "no child left behind" Bush's veto of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program bill -- endorsing the notion that it's better for kids to get sick than to tax cigarette smokers. 2 Democrats who should know better, voted with the majority of Republicans. Here's the link to the full list of representatives votes -- an "N" means that they ought to be tossed out with the trash on election day. You know what you need to do -- send these bums a message that we won't stand for letting our kids go uninsured.

Politics: SCHIP Hits the Fan

Wisconsin's Jim Sensenbrenner (R) could be targeted for his vote. "Why can't the little buggers just use emergency rooms?" *Not an actual quote.

The House voted in favor of the new State Children's Health Insurance Program, setting up a veto showdown President Bush. Bush, who opposes the program on "philosophical" grounds, seems to feel that think-tank bromides trump sick kids. Though 45 Republicans sided with the Democratic majority on the bill, 151 Republican lemmings marched off this particular cliff -- allowing Bush's veto to stand and giving Democrats a prime election year cudgel in 2008. 8 Democrats also voted against the bill, among them Dennis Kucinich. Here are the full yeas and nays.

Politics: Bush Out on a Limb -- Will House GOPers Follow?

Cannibal turkey? "This reminds me of that conference I had with Larry Craig..."

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has warned the White House and fellow Republicans that they are in danger of facing an even more hostile electorate if President Bush vetoes the new State Children's Health Insurance Program bill as he is expected to do. If the House fails to override his veto Grassley expects a pounding from Democrats going into next year's election. Read the article in the Washington Post to see just how steamed up Grassley is it the President of his own party. Grassley is absolutely right on all counts here, and the White House has shown once again the contempt for fellow Republicans as well as Democrats that's the hallmark of an imperial presidency.