ABC Paints Bush as Uncaring for Vetoing Health Care 'for Children'

Published: October 3, 2007, 10:10 pm

Tags: health insurance, charles gibson, jim axelrod, martha raddatz, cbs evening news, world news

Again exploiting children and mothers to advance the goal of expanding federal spending and dependency, ABC's World News led Wednesday night by giving voice to the media-political establishment's astonishment that President Bush would veto a bill to provide health insurance for children. Anchor Charles Gibson led his newscast: Most politicians like to kiss babies, pet dogs and support programs for children. Not often you'll see one take a stand against a proposal providing health insurance for children. But that's what President Bush did today, vetoing the so-called S-CHIP program that would have expanded health insurance for children by $35 billion. Reporter Martha Raddatz highlighted how the country seems to disagree with Bush since 72 percent of Americans support expanding the program, which the media have promoted, including majorities of Republicans and conservatives. Indeed, ABC's poll (PDF) found self-identified conservatives favor the expansion

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