Only in America is it bad to be healthy

[Image: health care comic]In the New York Times today, President Bush is quoted on his intent to veto a new expanded health care bill being introduced by Senate Democrats:

President Bush has threatened to veto what he sees as a huge expansion of the children’s health care program, which he describes as a step “down the path to government-run health care for every American.”

Normally, I’d consider “government-run health care for every American” a better deal than “privately run health care for rich Americans,” but apparently the President knows something I don’t, and we’re better off letting large portions of our population die because they can’t afford health care.