Breaking news on CNN is that Bush has used his promised veto against expanding the S-CHIP program, which provides health insurance to children from poor families. The expansion would increase the level of coverage to families of marginally higher income, in order to make certain that more children are covered. Bush apparently was opposed to the bill not because S-CHIP is a miserable failure, but because it is so successful – heaven forfend people start to realize that government can provide affordable health insurance to its citizens!
If you really want to see the Republican mindset on this topic, watch neocon Bill Kristol talk about how great it is to deny kids insurance.
Skulls in the Stars 
Maybe if the Rethugs hadn’t gotten in bed with the insurance companies in the first place, people wouldn’t need government help to be able to afford insurance. Besides that, Bill Kristol is an arrogant asshole.
Bush is opposed to health care because he needs a steady supply of children to feed to the insatiable Karl Rove. The Onion has more on this under-reported issue.