Dems Blow Override, Vow to Keep On Fighting

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2007 House Democrats managed to pick up a few more votes for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, but not enough to override the president's veto. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to keep fighting for the overwhelmingly popular program: "In the next two weeks we will send the president another bill that insures coverage for 10 million children." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Offspring Fontanel

Will Durst / Truthdig Oct 17, 2007 Oooh. He's clever. And obviously knows exactly what he's doing. This is all a setup, people. Has to be. Yes, I'm talking about George Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Who but a total stoned horned ogre would do that? Maybe an ogre with something up his sleeve, eh? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Did a 12-Year-Old Become No. 1 Enemy of Conservatives?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 Conservatives claim to be in favor of stable families, small businesses, hard work, private schools, investment and homeownership. So why in the world are so many on the right attacking the family of Graeme Frost? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Gets Tightfisted With Sick Kids

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 To say that George W. Bush spends money like a drunken sailor is to insult every gin-soaked patron of every dockside dive in every dubious port of call. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Vetoes Children’s Health Care Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2007 President Bush may not have done his party any favor in coming elections by exercising his veto privilege -- the fourth time he's done so -- to deep-six a bipartisan bill passed by Congress that would have renewed the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Silent Majority

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 Voters put Democrats in control of both houses of Congress last fall and, for this act of civic determination, they face an infuriating conundrum. Republicans are still running things. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dr. Bush

Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria Sep 29, 2007 Dig deeper

Bush the Saboteur

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 The president's strategy is to fake out the public so that it believes Democrats in Congress can't perform basic governmental tasks. Is this any way to run a country? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Child Insurance Gains, but a Veto Won’t Be Overridden

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2007 The House has passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program but failed to win enough votes to override President Bush's promised veto. Still, SCHIP has overwhelming public support, and Democrats welcomed the opportunity to force Bush and his congressional allies to take a stand against poor children. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Goes Down With the SCHIP

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 25, 2007 This week's showdown over children's health insurance is the first skirmish in the new battle for universal health coverage. It is also the first confrontation between the president and Congress fought out almost entirely on terms set by the new Democratic majority. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rove’s Science of Dirty Tricks

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 The deputy White House chief of staff will be leaving the nation's capital, but his shady legacy is likely to remain on the national scene for years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats to Bush: Veto This!

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2007 Defying President Bush's promise to veto the bill, House Democrats approved a broad expansion of the popular SCHIP program that would offer healthcare coverage to millions more poor children. The Senate version appears likely to pass, which would force Bush to make good on his vow and in the process deny poor children fiscally responsible healthcare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )