How can anybody consider turning their backs on the people of America and deserting them?

Question

Republicans favor sending trillions to Iraq (which a majority of Americans oppose) while vetoing healthcare for kids (which a majority of Americans support).

tinker...I would have loved to have answered your question, hiowever, you hide behind the block feature.

Answer 1

Very nice propaganda you're placing around a small kernal of half-truths.

That's how the best Big Lies are created.

The first lie is that Republicans favor sending trillions to Iraq. This is not true at all. The only even remotely supporting evidence is that there was a projection that, if the US stayed in Iraq until 2017 with a troop presence of at least 75,000, then the total cost of the war on terror since 2002 would be some $2.4 trillion.

As for the healthcare thing - the GOP and the President said they didn't care for the unconscionable exansion of government provided health insurance for poor children as proposed by the Democrat Congress. The Democrats played political theater with the S-CHIP, knowing that many Americans, especially Democrat voters, would not understand what was happening, and would be fooled by such a transparent act.

There is a reason why rational people despise the Democrat Congress and its heavy handed tactics. This is but one of them.
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Apparently a lot of people are fooled. How sad for the future of this country.

Answer 2

You're right about the money being spent on the war, but that issue of "throwing money to other countries while ignoring the needs of Americans" goes way beyond children's healthcare. For example...

1. Since nobody wants a tax increase and the Republicans campaign on such empty promises, the only means to fund SCHIP that had any chance at all of bi-partisan support was to fund it solely by a tobacco tax. A tax that is disproportionate overall and hits the poor even harder. A fact that I think is largely overlooked by most, especially the non-smokers who wail about healthcare for children... as long as they are NOT the ones paying for it.

2. Two weeks ago, a $15 billion five-year contract awarded to Blackwater because "The U.S. government reportedly wants to use contractors to help its allies thwart drug trafficking and provide equipment, training and people."
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/16/1344213

Last week, $1.4 billion, a ten-fold increase, was given to Mexico to fight the "war on drugs", on top of the additional 196 billion for the wars in Iraq and Iran. But at the same time, when winter heating costs are expected to rise 40%.... the Bush administration is CUTTING funding to the Home Heating programs that assist low-income families.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/23/1411247

3. I'm guessing that those who scream that any tax increase goes "to the lazy" do not consider that maintenance of our national infrastructures is also funded by tax money. The alternative is privatization.
-- Privatization and Highway trust fund is almost broke:
"On the national level, the highway trust fund is about to go broke. When President Bush took office the fund had a $23 billion surplus, but it is expected to be running a deficit by next year in part because Bush killed an increase in gas taxes two years ago."
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/03/1348236
-- The Highwaymen - Why you could soon be paying Wall Street investors, Australian bankers, and Spanish builders for the privilege of driving on American roads:
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/01/highwaymen.html

Answer 3

I'm not sure that your statement is accurate but I get your sentiment. The Bush administration represents their own interests. They don't represent the American people. Clearly they are out of touch with what is happening. We have the working poor. We have people making what should be good money but isn't because they are having trouble paying for basic necessities such as health insurance. It is very expensive. Companies are doing everything they can to pass the buck. It is a tough world. Globalization is good for some folks but it's bad for a lot of people. The war in Iraq is wrong and it's not doing us any good. Unfortunately generations to come will be paying for this atrocious mistake, long after Bush and his team are gone. I wish Congress would begin impeachment proceedings already.
$80,000 is nothing if you live in NY, MA, CT, NJ, or CA.
It's really sad. Housing is prohibitvely expensive. Everything is going up. Health insurance is out of reach for a lot of people. It would cost me $50+ a week where I work.
My brother who is younger pays $400+ a month for health insurance just for him. That is a lot of money to pay for insurance. It keeps going up. When I was eligible for COBRA, it would have cost me $385 a month. I couldn't afford that. I'm very responsible with my finances. It's a good thing that I'm healthy.

Answer 4

But Bush is the Decider! He decides what's right for this country, and leaving dead Americans and trillions of dollars in Iraq is right for America!

Answer 5

You people are just pitiful! Have you not heard or seen why SCHIP was vetoed or do I have to explain it again to you? It was merely a Democrat ploy to get socialized medicine in through the back door, by covering adults at 23 and middle income parents who should be covering their own children. Our President told the Democrats months before that he'd veto that bill if it came to him that way, but he was more than willing to compromise. The Democrats refused! Only those who want nationalized health care still think it was a good bill. The only people who are turning their backs on America are the neo-libs!

Answer 6

Why are all these people arguing your point? These are facts! Here's some sources:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/17/opinion/polls/main3378278.shtml

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092600732_pf.html

What's the argument? Is it because the truth has been presented? Someone please explain!

Answer 7

Apples and oranges. And you know it.
SCHIP and the war are entirely different
issues. SCHIP was veoted a second time because
it extended free health care to children of families
making up to $62,000. Now, that is socialized
health care. Folks in that income bracket can
afford insurance.

Answer 8

A majority of Americans don't support it if they have all the facts. People making $80,000 a year don't deserve this socialized health care. Poor people have medicaid and old people have medicare. Dem's want illegals to have free health care. Do you think the majority of Americans agree with that?? Hell no!!!

Answer 9

It is a disgrace. And it really does boil down to your parenthetical statements, too.

MAJORITY FAVOR: BUSH VETOES
MAJORITY AGAINST: BUSH SENDS TRILLIONS

End of story.

Answer 10

How corny of you to steal my question, no one listens to you , we all laugh at your stupidity and are disgusted by your hate.

Have you ever considered that abandoning the Iraqis would leave virtually all of THEM without any medical services?

Stop being so hate full and ridiculous then, and maybe I will unblock you.