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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498494)	11/25/2003 2:49:04 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

He specifically cited Tiffany Bader, the wife of Sergeant Bader, and their 14-month-old daughter. The president read what Mrs. Bader had told an interviewer recently about their baby: "I'm going to wait until she is old enough to realize what happened, and I will tell her exactly what her daddy did for her. He died serving his country so that my little girl could grow up free." Mr. Bush went on to say that the "courage of that soldier, and the courage of that wife, show the spirit of this country in the face of great adversity." He added, "And all our military families that mourn can know this: our nation will never forget the sacrifice their loved one made to protect us all." Some of the Democratic presidential candidates have invoked deaths among soldiers from Fort Carson in criticizing Mr. Bush's handling of the war. nytimes.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498494)	11/25/2003 2:50:55 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

how many more ??? list them out..including the text ???? democraps lost on the economy and medicare issues...now spinning.......

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498494)	11/25/2003 2:52:46 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Sweeping Medicare Bill Is Approved in Victory for Bush By ROBERT PEAR and CARL HULSE 11:22 AM ET The Senate, voting 54-44, gave final congressional approval today to the biggest changes to Medicare since its creation. nytimes.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498494)	11/25/2003 3:13:08 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress will win, at least in the short run. They will be able to claim that they delivered for seniors when Democrats could not. Voters probably won't remember that Democrats pushed similar bills for years; last year, they were thwarted by Republican opponents in the Senate. •AARP, the nation's biggest seniors' organization with 35 million members, will be a winner. It endorsed the Republican plan and can claim plenty of credit when it passes. But 15 years ago, the lobbying giant also claimed credit for an expansion of Medicare that backfired. Seniors angered over higher premiums revolted, forcing the benefit for catastrophic medical expenses to be repealed in 1989. It's unclear how this legislation will work out for AARP director Bill Novelli, who threw the group's crucial weight behind the bill. usatoday.com Democrats in Congress will be losers, at least for now. Most have long sought the added drug benefit. But while some support the final compromise, most oppose it: They don't like its reliance on private insurers and health plans. They oppose Republicans' goal of making Medicare compete on prices and benefits with private insurers; the bill calls for a test program in six regions of the country, starting in 2010. While limited in scope, Democrats fear it could lead to privatizing Medicare. And they argue the benefit is too limited, covering at most 25% of seniors' expected drug costs over the next decade. "It's a nightmare for senior citizens," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.