No Child Left Behind

For Real this Time...........


On Wednsday, The Senate approved legislation to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children. This bill will also spend federal money to cover children and preganat women who are legal immigrants, a first for this country.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program currently covers 7 million low-income children for $25 billion. It's aimed at families who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but still can't afford private insurance.

Now here's the interesting part...

This expansion will be paid for by raising the cigarette tax from the current 39 cents to $1.

Im a smoker. At first glance this kinda sucks. But think about it a little more...

Everytime we buy a pack of cigarettes we are providing health insurance to the youth of America. It's turning a negitive into a positive. If we just simply continue to smoke we are doing our part, being patriotic.

And we'll have a hell of a comeback when the non-smokers bitch about how we are killing ourselves and polluting the air, as they eat McDonald's and drive off in their hummers.

Still not convinced?

Maybe you completely disagree with me on this one and are scared of the "evil socialism" ruining the capitalism that works so well.....????

If so, you could rebel by quitting smoking. If you dont smoke you dont pay the tax. And you could even live a little longer!!!!!

See! It's a win/win!

But seriously, I don't mind the tax if it's going to go to this cause. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. And when it comes to the kids, every single child should be covered fully. Period. Let the kids know that we got their back!

Similiar legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush and Republican support is still not strong for the bill today.
The bill passing 66-32 largely along party lines. Although The State Childrens Health Program receives wide bipartisan support since it's creation in 1997 under a Republican-led Senate.

The 2007 version of the bill had vast bipartisan support but was still vetoed. Republicans say they feel betrayed by the Democrats because the bill was a different version of what they had compromised on in 2007.

But the only real difference is that this version also covers legal immigrants where the 2007 version did not. Currently legal immigrants have to wait 5 years for coverage. Yes, even the children.

I hope I'm wrong here. I hope Repubicans didn't back out of this one because of the whole immigrant thing.
The bill does say LEGAL immigrants. Tell me that in this day of age that you did not turn your back on the bipartisan effort of improving our heathcare system in this country because it will cover the children of immigrants who are legal citizens of this country. They are Americans!

As it stands now the bill is expected to pass and be signed by President Obama in the very near future. Although experts say that once the plan is implemented, 5 million children will still remain uninsured.

But Hopefully not for long!

With similair bills on the way to cover all children and hopefully all Americans, This is just the beginning!

"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there,"

Barack Obama

Washington SideShow Vol. 1

See! He can even Hear through his Mouth and Talk through his Ears! Beat That Republicans!



You never go Full Retard. Everybody knows That.



Well no wonder the republicans think we are all wimps!!!



We know how you feel, kid. We know how you feel....

House Republicans to Working Class: FUCK OFF!

If we're drinking the kool-aid, your smoking the crack!!!!


No matter what side of the fence we are on, we need to get the economy moving and get people back to work. I don't believe that we've seen the bottom of this hole we have fallen into as a country. The general public does not want politics. They want HELP!

80% of the public is for this bill. Obama has a 68% approval rating(Highest ever within first week, with exception to JFK-72%)

Now I'm no Einstien, but if 80% of the public is for this and every single house republican voted against it......doesn't that spell trouble for the GOP in 2010????

I mean unless 80% of us are wrong and our president is wrong and this thing fails big time (A Rush Limbaugh wet dream). If this is the case then there will be egg all over our snearing liberal faces.

But if we are right........ well, you get the picture.

But i'm not worried about being right or wrong. I just want this country to go in a more prosperous direction.

And to be frank, If the republicans are just going to vote no on everything this man puts forward...why dont they just stay home?

The president has made every effort to try and connect with them but they just wont have it. And how childish is it when Boner...oh, im sorry...Boehner tells the house republicans to vote no before Obama even met with then to discuss the bill?

In final, if the GOP wants to punish Obama for winning that's one thing. But please.....don't take it out on us.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem!