Wow, what a list. All Hillary, All the Time! Only a sadomasochist could sit through this one without running out of the room or turning off the TV in disgust, which I probably will be doing a few times this morning.
And then there’s the “opposition:” Newt “Hillary has an 80-20 chance of winning” Gingrich, Alan “Iraq was a war for oil, then it wasn’t” Greenspan, and, um... Michael Leavitt? Well, like it or not, Leavitt’s probably the only one in the bunch that’ll be willing and able to stand up against Hillarycare II. (Leavitt, BTW, is the Health and Human Services secretary, appointed back in 2004 to replace Tommy Thompson.)
It’s amazing how the news media gets to flout equal time rules and give free air to Hillary and Biden with only Huckabee thus far getting anything to respond. Of course, the way they get around it is by claiming they’re “bona fide news interviews.” We all know they’re not. I think one of the most shrewd things someone like Hunter or Tancredo would be able to do was to demand equal time.
Well, like it or not, Leavitt’s probably the only one in the bunch that’ll be willing and able to stand up against Hillarycare II.
President Bush used his Saturday Radio Address yesterday, which is totally ignored by the non-partisan /s media, to ask Congress to send him a reauthorization of the SCHIP program, that he can sign before it expires on Sept 30.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900696/posts
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.
In just eight days, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program — or “SCHIP” — is set to expire. This important program helps children whose families cannot afford private health insurance, but who do not qualify for Medicaid, to get the coverage they need. I strongly supported SCHIP as a governor, and have strongly supported it as President. My 2008 budget proposed to increase SCHIP funding by $5 billion over five years, a 20 percent increase over current funding.
Instead of working with my Administration to enact this funding increase for children’s health, Democrats in Congress have decided to pass a bill they know will be vetoed. One of their leaders has even said such a veto would be a “political victory.” As if this weren’t irresponsible enough, Congress is waiting until the SCHIP program is just about to expire before passing a final bill. In other words, Members of Congress are risking health coverage for poor children purely to make a political point.
The proposal congressional leaders are pushing would raise taxes on working Americans and would raise spending by $35 to $50 billion. Their proposal would result in taking a program meant to help poor children and turning it into one that covers children in some households with incomes of up to $83,000 a year. And their proposal would move millions of children who now have private health insurance into government-run health care. Our goal should be to move children who have no health insurance to private coverage — not to move children who already have private health insurance to government coverage.
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I wonder if Senator Clinton will be asked about this.