annie

I got a new dog today. Her name is Annie. She's 8 weeks old and she keeps Sam on his toes. See more pictures at Flickr.

How Many Times Can It Be Said?

Fuck Bush. This guy is class A idiot. Apparently he thinks he's helping uninsured children by vetoing a bill that puts 5 billion more dollars towards insuring them. His claim is that he wants to make sure that "the neediest children are taken care of first" before he signs anything. So you're helping them by denying them any help now. Um. What? We spend hundreds of billions on this fucking war (I've always thought going to Iraq was an awful idea), but we can't drop 5 billion on 8 million of our own goddamn children. Is that conservative fiscal policy?

As claimed by CNN, "The program gives coverage to parents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to buy private insurance for their children. Critics have said their concern is that parents might be prompted to drop private coverage for their children to get cheaper coverage under the bill." Who are these critics? Private insurance companies? Lobbyists? Are we putting their first class business trips ahead of our less fortunate children? Is this conservative politics? If so, count me out.