"Right call by the President" says McCain re: Chimpy's SCHIP veto

[npincus]

Lest we forget... McCain enthusiastically endorsed Chimp's veto of the expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Plan, leaving 10 million children uninsured. Who's the f*cking eleitist?

This needs to be revived in a big way for the GE. Please k&R if you agree.



http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/03/mccain.interview/index.html

CAMDEN, South Carolina (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, told CNN Wednesday he agrees with President Bush's veto of legislation expanding a children's health insurance program, saying the bill provided a "phony smoke and mirrors way of paying for it."


Sen. John McCain says the president was right to veto the expansion of a children's health insurance program.


"Right call by the president," the Republican White House hopeful told CNN's John King. "We've laid a debt on these same children ... that we're saying we're going to give health insurance to."

The bill, which would cost $35 billion over five years, is meant to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program to provide coverage to an additional 10 million children.

Bush said he vetoed the bill because he considered it a step towards "federalizing" medicine and an inappropriately expanding the program's goal beyond its original focus on helping poor children.

During an interview onboard the CNN Election Express in South Carolina, McCain said he agreed with the president's decision. Watch Sen. McCain's interview with CNN's John King »

"The American people have rebelled against out-of-control spending. If they can find a legitimate way to pay for it, I would consider it," he said.

Expanding the program to cover children in families up to 400 percent of the poverty line would an "unfunded liability," the Arizona Republican said. "Just like the Medicare prescription drug program."

In the wide ranging interview, McCain also answered questions about the health of his campaign, saying he currently feels like he is in a good position.

[Tippy]

1. Good sound bites here

McCain Hates Children........

[Ian David]

3. McCain hates children because they're always walking on his lawn. n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. McSame plays to the corporations just like bu$h