The Cost Of A Veto

If the Congress fails to override the President's S-CHIP veto tomorrow, here are the consequences for the states counting on this expansion-

[S]ome states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls...

...Should the [veto] override fail, the players will have to go back to the drawing board in search of a lasting compromise while the decade-old program, originally set to expire Sept. 30, continues operating until mid-November under a temporary measure that extends the previous year's funding levels.

But many state program leaders say the short-term fix will not be enough to maintain existing enrollment if gridlock continues...

Children's health care, stem cell research... boy the President sure knows how to pick those vetoes, eh? Today might be a good time to contact your local House representative and see how they're voting, especially if he/she is a Republican or a conservative Democrat.

[PS- The right-wing blogger child-attacking antics on this are so nuts, they even scared off the GOP leadership. It's okay, though, they have lots of new children/families to take on.]