There are other articles about this, but this one does the best job that I have seen in describing the vicious political process that produced this disgrace, controlled of course by veto threats and lobbying $$$$ behind the GOP. Democrats apparently finally caved out of fear they would be blamed for a 10% pay cut for Medicare doctors due to take effect Jan. 1 if they did not bow to GOP demands to push the S-CHIP issue past the 2008 elections. They should have stood their ground and called the GOP bluff, this is a disgrace. All of those responsible should have this hanging over their consciences during the holiday season. Too bad they don’t give a damn.
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