Yeah, so it sounded like a great idea — raise taxes on cigarettes in order to fund children’s health care initiatives — but apparently President Bush didn’t think so, as he hit Congress’ proposed SCHIP reauthorization bill with the veto stick on Wednesday. Thankfully, we have Jon Stewart to help us vent our collective frustration through the magic of satire.

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