In a message dated 10/22/07 4:20:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Much of the legislation the GOP has blocked has been overwhelmingly > supported by the American people. The Webb amendment for longer breaks > for our troops and the extension of SCHIP are just two examples. > > > > > Then I suppose you have some evidence to back that claim up. CBS Poll: Overwhelming Support for SCHIP CBS News is out with a new poll (PDF format) that makes it clear how popular SCHIP - the State Children's Health Insurance Program - is among the American people. How about these numbers? WOULD YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE EXPANDING SCHIP? Favor 81% Oppose 15 _http://www.cbsnews.http://www.http://www.cbhttp://www.chtt_ (http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/CBS_news_poll_101707.pdf) Via: _http://www.raisingkhttp://wwhttp://wwwhttp://www.http:_ (http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=10960) === Apparently there was no public poll on the Webb Amendment. However it was backed by the Military Officers Association of America representing over 370,000 military officers. I believe you left out my comment about "the devil is in the details". Many more republicans would have supported the SCHIP program had it not raised the age of children to 25 in some states and allowed families earning up to eighty thousand dollars to be enrolled in it,that's why we have a republican form of government, we have representatives read the details of the legislation and know exactly what is being voted on.So yes, the SCHIP program is a popular idea , just not in the form that it was presented in the legislation. I can guarantee you the CBS poll didn't spell out the details when it asked if people were in favor of it or not. The Webb amendment is bad policy meant to tie the hands of the President. The President is Commander in Chief, not the Congress. I'm sure the Military Officers Association of America would also back legislation giving every soldier a million dollar life insurance policy as well. Can't blame them for that, it's just not practical. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
