Bush CHIP-ed off more than he can legally chew

The Government Accountability Office says the Bush Administration overreached last year when it put limits on how much states could do to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program, often known as S-CHIP or CHIP, to moderate-income children

Result? With BushCo facing state lawsuits over the issue not very good:

The Government Accountability Office advised Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., that the administration's policy changes amounted to a rule that should have been submitted to Congress and the comptroller general before going into effect. Instead, the administration sent a letter to state health officials informing them of the changes they were making to the program, which it described as a clarification of existing law.

I am just shocked this administration would circumvent Congress. I’m also shocked that it would say the rule it promulgated will stay in effect while sorting this out.