To the Editor:

Re “Hillary Responds to Bush Veto Threat, Dodges on Rudy and Hsu” [posted to observer.com on Sept. 20]:

President Bush has seen fit to use his veto power only a few times during his term. He has vetoed legislation regarding stem cell research and killed a bill mandating a timetable to bring American troops home from Iraq.

Now, coming on the heels of demanding billions of dollars more for his war, he says that $60 billion is too much to spend on health insurance for the children of working families.

This ought to be too much for even the most obtuse Bush apologist. Politicians who vote to uphold this travesty are playing Russian roulette with a loaded pistol.

The Republican party is at a crossroads: They’ll either break with this administration or commit political suicide.

Vernon Burton
San Leandro, Calif.