President Bush's Children Health Care Veto Letter to Congress

President Bush, I would like to take this moment in time to show you how hypocritical you are in your veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program. The way I see it, you use the power of your office for your own agenda instead of for the people that you represent in this country. And your veto of CHIPs is a perfect example.

You see Mr. President, your letter to Congress states, "This bill would shift SCHIP away from its original purpose and turn it into a program that would cover children from some families of four earning almost $83,000 a year." It sounds as if you are saying that a family of four making that amount of money is too much for government funded health care. Yet with your salary of $400,000/year, you are entitled to federally funded health care for you and your family.

Oh yeah, I forgot though, you are using the power you have to be a hypocrite and only look after your best interest and not the best interest of the people in your country. Of course, you also make double what any president before you ever made. Funny how the raise was passed while you were president. Even more evidence that you are only looking after yourself.

President Bush, it's time to wake up and stand up for your people. Be a leader and show this country that you care. Start with children's health care and do the right thing.

But wait, there's more. If you're not doing it for yourself, then you're doing it for businesses. I'm sorry, business is not what this country is about, it's the people of this country. So why do I say that you are in it for the businesses? Maybe your veto letter to congress will answer that as well. In it, you state, "If this bill were enacted, one out of every three children moving onto government coverage would be moving from private coverage."

So you're saying that 33% of people moving to the coverage "would be moving from private coverage." What about the 66% that are moving from no coverage, Mr. President? That's right, you don't seem to care for the people of this country, you have more interest in the businesses of this country. Hello, Mr. President. This country is about the people, not the businesses. More of your own writing that proves the people mean nothing to you, let alone the children that are the future of this country.

President Bush, I stood up for you in the early years. But the longer you're in office, the more that I see you are not in it for the people, you are in it for yourself. Children's health care may not mean anything to you, but it means something to the people you are supposed to represent. Take the lead (your supposed to be a leader) and do the right thing.

I know that you are not like to read this President Bush, but I'm tired of being the quiet guy just watching. You've crossed too many lines and it's time that I stand up to be heard. To anyone reading this post, if you agree, make sure that you digg it, stumble it, and bookmark it to get the word out. Also leave your own comments for all to see.

Ted

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