The world we're in

President Bush yesterday reiterated his threat to veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance.

-- Bush vows to veto children's health insurance bill,
July 19, 2007

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The Bush administration will ask Congress next week to approve an arms-sale package to Saudi Arabia and five other Persian Gulf countries that may total more than $20 billion...

Included in the package are advanced satellite-guided bombs, fighter-aircraft upgrades and new naval vessels. The administration also plans to announce a new 10-year military aid package to Israel and Egypt.
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The military assistance agreements would provide $30 billion in new U.S. aid to Israel and $13 billion to Egypt over a decade.

-- Bush to Urge Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia, Gulf States,
July 28, 2007

The Dems blew it. They should have formed a front company and told Bush that the S-CHIP was new spy chip technology.