Yesterday Jim stood with a group of religious leaders to challenge President Bush’s promised veto of a bill to expand health coverage for children. He told some of the story of Bush’s early days in office that he told here last week, asking what happened to his “compassionate” conservatism, and asking why Bush would veto a bill with broad bipartisan support, abandoning America’s children to a failing system. Bush’s veto, which came this morning at 10 a.m., is morally unacceptable, and overriding it will be our next “faith-based initiative.”

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