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Forget the camel's nosebleed. How about my kid's nosebleed from the punch-in-the-face administered by the Democrats? You know, the one with broken cartilage that I cannot get fixed at the doctor's office because my wallet is empty from paying those higher taxes due to the costs of an expanded SCHIP program (yes, it will happen -- they can tax only so many long-term smokers).

First of all, President Bush gave the wrong reason for his initial veto (the high cost of $35B+). His reasoning should have been that there is no article or clause in the U.S. Constitution that allows the program. No matter that it was established by the Republicans in 1997; it should never have existed in the first place.

This program is called the "State" Children's Health Insurance Program. What part of the word "State" does Congress not understand? One would think that a program with the word "State" in the title would actually be run and funded by the "States", not the federal government. And even that smacks of nanny-statism to us libertarian-leaning individuals. Getting back on task, doesn't the 10th Amendment direct that the powers not given the fed will be reserved for the states and the people, respectively?

Lastly, when poor folks are defined as having income levels approaching $40,000, or even $61,900, or when "children" are defined as approaching the age of 25 years, doesn't the effort in question just smack as a vote-buying scheme. The Dems have only two goals for the next eight years: nationalize all aspects of our lives and retain or, better yet (to them), expand their power base in D.C.

p>Give me a hanky -- I'll take care of my kid's nose myself. br> -- Owen H. Carneal br> Yorktown, Virginia /p> p> NO RONALD REAGAN br> Re: Richard Viguerie's letter (under "Conservatives and Roe

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