Wouldn't it make sense for congress to....?

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...send over the renewal on its' own so the children don't have to suffer?
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Reid is a deceptive little man. President Bush isn't refusing to "renew" the program. He is refusing to expand it. The solution is simple. Put the renewal in one bill and let the President sign it so the children won't be held hostage. Then put the expansion in a second bill and see if it is still "bi-partisan". If it is and the President veto's the expansion, then they can see if they have the override votes. For the congress not to pass the part that the President will sign and to hold the children hostage to blatant political aims is unconscionable. Ried should be ashamed of himself. Why is he punishing the children so he can fail in an attempt to score politically? Isn't it a waste?

Well, Unk, then let them split the bill, get the ball rolling for the kids and fight over the rest and see if they have the votes then.

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Oh "Urik", sorry, and compromise and capitulation are NOT the same thing. Let the expansion stand on its' own merits and see how many republicans were just going along to get the renewal. Me thinks some will defect back to not wanting the expansion, but let's play it out no? ....or they won't do it because they know they will lose their RINO votes? hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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TMess - what is your first language? You obviously didn't read the plain English in my question, or didn't care to address it, for whatever reason.
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Answer 1

Bush opposed this program when he was Governor of Texas. The veto is not based on the expansion, it is based on his preference for private insurance (even if many people can't afford it).

Basic rule of politics -- If you have the votes, you force the issue. If you don't have the votes, then you settle for an imperfect bill and use it as a campaign issues against the cold-hearted folks who refused to support what is right and just.

Answer 2

You do know that this increase is supported by a decent majority of both parties and will at the very least be quite close to a veto override. It is a bi-partisan expansion plan not a tack on expansion by the democratic party. The President is the only one unwilling to compromise here, and if you follow politics at all you would know that he barely understands the concept of compromising.

Answer 3

Trying to fool some of the people most of the time is the definition of the partisan exercise we currently call politics in the USA. There's one thing left unanswered that cannot be left so for it to make sense: what progams will be cut to fund this vast expansion?

Answer 4

There should be a law against stuffing pork. Is there one already?

I agree. If there's pork involved and Bush doesn't like it, he can veto - that's one of his right. The old benefit is still intact.

Answer 5

Uh, it's called politics.