Link S-CHIP and Iraq War Funding

Americans want Bush's request for Iraq War funds cut and they want the States Children Health Insurance Program funded. There is an obvious connection here. Democrats should work to cut the funding for the war and transfer the money to the S-CHIP. Obviously Republicans would filibuster this if they could and there are probably not enough votes in the House to override a Bush veto, given the fact that most commentators expect Bush's veto of the S-CHIP bill to be upheld.

It is not enough, however, to just support S-CHIP. Democrats need to drive home the point that Republicans would rather spend money in Iraq than on American kids without insurance. Most Americans don't support that choice and Democrats should make Republicans pay a price for choosing Iraqis over American children.