Compassionate Conservatism?

The Associated Press reports that King George and his "compassionate" administration is blocking a bipartisan $9 billion health care package for hundreds of thousands of evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. After a teleconference with Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley the Senate Finace Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa complained: Four or five senators have been blocking action on the bill after the Bush administration raised objections to provisions that would extend Medicaid coverage to thousands upon thousands of adults who otherwise would be uninsured, including those whose applications have been rejected in Louisiana. Even Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss spoke up for a change, saying We can work with everybody, including the administration, or against them, and I'm prepared to go either way. "But I'm going to look after our people first." There you go my friends, the "Compassionate Christians" of the Republican Party are showing once again how much they care. They claim that Medicaid extensions are not needed because a newly created fund could be tapped whenever health care providers care for uninsured victims of Katrina between Aug. 24th and Jan. 31, 2006. Ya right....when pigs fly. If it doesn't involve a way for $$$ to line their pockets they don't give two shits about any one else. They're just a damn buch of crooked hypocrites. Meanwhile King George flies over and over again to the Gulf region for photo-ops to show is oh so caring and concern side for the people of the area. I am sure if they can find a way to bring Haliburton or some other wealthy campaign contributor into the mix where they come out on top they will pass the legislation and King George will sign it in a heartbeat. MORE.....