Surrender-palooza!: The Democrats drop their kiddie human shields, abandon massive S-CHIP expansion
Well, well, well. After all that Doing It For The Children hyperventilation, after all the finger-pointing and foot-stomping, after all the kiddie human shield-waving, after all the teeth-gnashing vows not to surrender on their massive S-CHIP entitlement expansion, the Democrat have, yes, surrendered.
Surrendered.
You will remember that Harry Reid and the desperate, Do-Nothing Democrats blamed the Republicans for obstructing funding for The Children. They attempted to tie S-CHIP funding to war funding. Then they planned to tie it to next year’s election.
Now, they’ve decided to just give up and do what the Republicans proposed to do all along. Fund it without the massive expansion. Via The Hill:
The Democrats’ yearlong fight to boost federal spending on children’s health insurance ended with a whimper Tuesday.
After coming up short in their efforts to enact a $35 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) — enduring two presidential vetoes along the way — congressional Democrats signed off on Republican demands to extend the program until 2009.
Rather than expiring just before the presidential and congressional elections next year, SCHIP will keep running through March 2009 under the plan originally conceived by House Republicans and hashed out by the Senate Finance Committee and Senate leaders late Monday…
….The GOP claimed victory. “It’s certainly another example of the Democrats caving to the Republican position at the eleventh hour,” said a spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio).
Not only did the GOP prevent the Democrats from expanding the program, the minority party prevented the majority party from using an SCHIP vote and veto next fall as a wedge issue just before Election Day.
“Making it January or February or March of 2009 limits the possibility Democrats would use this as an election-year issue to try and create a false sense of urgency to pass inherently bad policy,” Boehner’s spokesman said.
The Senate approved the extension Tuesday afternoon by unanimous consent, and the House was expected to offer its approval soon, the Hill reports.
So the Dems will fund the existing program. But they won’t shut up just yet. To appease the nutroots, they’ll proceed with plans to override President Bush’s veto and continue to labor under the illusion that they have support for ramming through their entitlement Trojan Horse:
House Democrats are not walking away from SCHIP, said a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). For a start, the House will vote on Jan. 23 to attempt to override President Bush’s second SCHIP veto.
Moreover, the enactment of the extension does not mean Congress cannot do more, the spokesman said. “It does not preclude us from bringing up a strong, bipartisan bill,” he said. “The goal here is to cover 10 million children. That’s why discussions will continue. … If there is an opportunity to have a vote on this legislation, absolutely we will have one,” he said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) painted the Republicans as obstructionists on SCHIP and a plethora of other issues. “What we have is the Republicans are digging in their heels for the status quo,” he said.
Classic projection.
“We are going to get healthcare for 10 million children done. If it takes a new president, it takes a new president,” a House Democratic leadership aide said. “President Obama or President Clinton could executive-order 10 million children into healthcare,” the aide said, referring to the Democratic senators and leading presidential contenders Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.).
Republicans who believe they have postponed the next fight over SCHIP until 2009 and that that postponement provides them with political cover will be proved wrong, Pelosi’s spokesman said. States and outside groups will continue to bring pressure on Congress to do more on SCHIP next year, he added.
Likewise, the Democratic leadership aide predicted that voters would remember votes against the larger SCHIP bills next November, regardless of what happens throughout 2008. “That vote is still incredibly important and still incredibly powerful,” the aide said.
Are these people aware of the message sent by liberal Oregon voters who rejected health care entitlement expansions funded with cigarette tax hikes? They said no. N-O.
What part of N-O don’t they understand?
And who are the losers, Harry?
Americans’ approval of Congress sinks to new low.
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Do these white flag waving neutered politicians stand for anything?
That’s rhetorical? We know they don’t.
It’s Bushes fault by gosh,the man is deranged,whats a few billion leading to trillions mean to him anyway.
They always seem to have trouble with the big words: “the” “and” “if” “but” “or” “yes” and particularly “no”
But don’t question their patriotism or their commitment to the “children.”
Obviously many Democrats in Congress have never read the US Constitution. The Executive Branch makes policy the Legislative Branch has the “power of the purse” just in case any are readying this thread and need a refresher. Pelosi and Reid are such hateful lying little people, how they have oozed their way to these positions of power is beyond me. The old Military axiom of “screw-up and move-up” has some truth to it I guess. Pelosi is really delusional if she thinks the veto override will pass. Denial (De Nile) isn’t only a river in Egypt for the leaders of this do nothing Congress.
I’m astounded at how well President Bush and the Republicans in Congress have been able to stand up to the democrats. For all of the dems talk about how they were going to make sweeping changes in how this country was run, the wind has been taken out of their sails and all they are left with is bluster.
There are still things both parties need to improve on, illegal immigration and wasteful spending, for example, but right now I’m happy to see the dems being thwarted in their efforts to mess this country up even worse.
They are just disappointed that their step towards socialism was thwarted. They don’t care about children.
SCHIP still has funding. No kids will lose coverage. Why are they whining? Oh…wait, that’s what this do-nothing Congress does best. Whine. Wonder if we could send them some cheese.
Fascinating that they would give a D president so much authority, but won’t even consider the possibility of allowing the R president Bush the authority to be Commander-In-Chief.
I wish they considered America to be one country instead of a D country and an R country. . . I know that’s too much to ask for adults though.
As I’ve long suspected, the surrender monkeys in the Democrat leadership have failure embedded in their DNA.
Me too. It’s clear that the Republicans are still the more disciplined party (at least in terms of legislative maneuvering).
Senator Reid sure hasn’t been helping matters any.
Well, S-CHIP expansion comes in 2009 I guess.
The goal here is to create a welfare state. The goal here is to make certain that more and more folks are on the government’s teet.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
They look at the defeat of SCHIP as something to hold over the head’s of their Republican cohorts (I’ll get you my pretty!) but it’s the American people who have spoken, lest they forget about us… Oops to late.
Pwned.
Sure he has, you’re just looking at it from the wrong side of the fence..
That’s because they still have this ‘thing’ about parental authority. Aging-Hippie Syndrome
Epic phail…
I’ve never seen or heard of a more worthless majority…
IMHO, there are no better people than Reid & Pelosi to be the leaders of the Dem controlled Congress.
I can’t wait until the next election cycle when these idiots are up for re-election. I sure hope the people of there states are embarrassed enough by then to get rid of these ( fill in the blank )
This is good news for honest government. They keep saying “itssss for the Kidzzzzzz. If some state actually needs funding for the kids, tell them to get it from Michigan. The last available data shows Michigan used S-Chip to cover 118,000 children and 110,000 adults. But it is for the children. Yeah, right! Thirty five year old drug addicts don’t qualify as kids (except sometimes in Michigan).
Loving this!!!!
We really do have to give a little credit to Bush and the Republicans for finally showing a hint of a backbone. Where has this been???
I think what Pelosi meant to say was: ‘Our vacation is way more important then the children’.
….up to age 25 and in homes with a very comfortable yearly income.
The Insane-o-crats are such a joke!
I am going to borrow this from someone:
Dimocraps think 12 year olds who want abortions are adults but 25 year olds who have no health insurance are children!
Bullseye!
Pelosi is too busy buying flowers…..a leftover from the hippy era I guess.
We ALL know they do not care about the children.
If they did, they’d resign.
I know…… $16,000 for flowers….. outrageous!
Another bullseye!
Vote out Democrats in every election between here and 2009. Let’s clean up this mess (created unfortunately by both parties). Time to start cleaning house and electing people that think like Fred Thompson. Let’s get rid of these special interest losers by saying “no.”
Someone correct me if I am wrong but did I hear that Hillary’s one million memorial to Woodstock still made it through?
Here’s a Woodstock Memorial you could make for about a hundred bucks.
Woodstock Memorial
I think we are all missing the point. Dimocraps have less pork than the Republicans did so; this budget actually is considered a cut in spending!
/sarc off?
Come on Soap! It’s the drug induced, senility induced infantile dementia that almost unversally afflicts the Dimocraps that Redeless and Pillage-osi want covered. That’s their party base after all.
It all makes perfect sense when we understand that the Dem’s do absolutely nothing that will not enhance their power. Their mantra is: “How many voters can we bribe of con into voting for us in this election cycle.” Nothing else matters….except maybe enriching themselves from the sweetheart deals they engineer for themselves and/or their relatives.
Logic and patriotism need not be considered in their decision making process.
rant off
I see only one problem with voting the bums out: “My guy is ok, it’s just all the other politicians.”
I agree with most of the sentiments posted, the elected class seems to do what it takes to get our votes, and then do whatever they want too, then justify it by saying “you elected us to do what we think is best, right?” While true, the intention was that if they want to do something that no one wants them to do, they should maybe listen to their contituents.
This mess would get cleaned up real quick if everyone had the courage to actually throw their guy out.
It’s kinda fun watching them go down in flames on their own.
My nomination for quote of the day - possibly of the week/month/year:
President Hillary will sign it so just wait ’til March.
SHoward: I agree with voting out the bums. However, we can only do this in the primaries. As a conservative I can’t bring myself to vote for democrat candidates. Second rate Republicans are about 99% better than first rate socialist democrats.
If we don’t vote in primary elections we can’t change directions.
Absolutley, If you work for or recieve government assistance who control’s your life? The government, this is the goal of Socialism and the Socialist member’s of Congress whom I might say sit in the highest position’s of our government.
Self p3wnage is the best p3wnage!
With 11 months until the next election, the poll approval numbers downward trend makes you wonder how low can their rating go? It’s like a limbo contest between Reid and Pelosi.
ah yeSSSSSSSS………..woodstock
remember….?………….
” don’t get arrested
don’t get pregnant
don’t drop the ‘brown’acid (Jimi H.even said so on stage!)”
o yes ….that very memorable concert
I mean….”THIS IS HISTORY…..MAN!”
when it was apparent the Jimy H.
was probably gonna windup 86in himself,
& Janis wasn’t even invited!
o yeah, & Joni’s voice cracked…..yeow….?….
O GOOD,….let’s cast this sht in STONE!
“…if yer goin’to SanFranSisco
Be Sure to WEAR some FLOWERS in yer Hair.”
like ah’said…..
AGING HIPPIE SYNDROME
Well surrender is their motto.
o wait …..janis,
last minute invite….right.
so…..where was Janis in The documentary film about this clambake….like I said …she wasn’t even invited.
it was the drugs….hello congress….for those of you who do..you can’t do durgs & try to run sht, nevermind a country….as we wind our way down to complete social meltdown.
Harry Reid says: ‘Surrender is not an option! Ahhhh, forget it. I’m going on vacation.’
My guys are Kennedy and Kerry and John Olver. I’d happily throw my guys out.
“There are those performers who don’t have the… totally professional sense… of responsibility…”
“yeah….they’re called hippies.”
@ 2:27 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18bQ3HSxB2Q&feature=related
Same country,
different performance,
different millennium.
The most Do Nothing Congress in history has done it again… or not done it, again. Fortunately the Republicans have enough hold to keep all hell from busting loose. What a year! Socialist Democrats have done everything in their power to destroy this country and even when they lose they suggest they won. Pitiful excuse for humans is what they are. God help this country and spare us from the evil of socialists in power.
I feel for you, StandardDeviation; my “guys” are Boxer and Feinstein, you know, the two monkeys. While there are plenty of people like you and I, and probably the rest of Michelle’s commenters that would toss bad pols, there are still too many that won’t, for whatever reason.
Standard Deviation:
Mine are Feinstein, Boxer, and Capps. It would be a real horse race to see what team is worse.
Simply need an “Anybody but an Incumbent” campaign. Sure you are going to throw out a very few “babies with the bathwater” but the new congressmen, regardless of party, will certainly get the clue if 99% of them are replacing incumbents. My Representative does a good job and I am generally quite pleased with her. However, I would vote her out in an “anyone but an incumbent” campaign.
It wouldn’t matter which party we ended up voting into majority. If 99% of all incumbents were replaced, (D) or (R) is irrelevant. They will certainly be listening to the will of the people after a housecleaning like that. Heck, we might even get back to having a competitive bid process for military equipment and supplies.
Methinks this is starting to sound like a movement. “Anybody but an incumbent.”
The arguement you will get against voting out the incumbents is that you will lose all the experience.
Pardon me, but given the results obtained by their “experience,” I think we need a congress full of rank amateurs for once.
I hope people see this for the ridiculous government expansion that it is. It costs too much money for people who are not in dire need.
Go here for Health Insurance.
And Blue Advantage
There are affordable plans available for people who need it. The government doesn’t need to get involved.