Saturday, October 20, 2007
Repubs to Working-Class Families: "Go to Hell!"According to a CBS News poll, 81% of Americans favor expanding S-CHIP, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which covers children in working class families, those too rich to qualify for Medicaid and too poor to be able to afford private insurance. Further, 74% of those favoring expansion are willing to pay higher taxes to finance the expansion. Those numbers include sizable majorities of Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans. It's that important.If you remember, Congress passed an S-CHIP expansion program that the president vetoed. There are enough votes to override the veto in the Senate, but the House vote to override the veto stayed the same. Not a single Repub who voted against the original bill changed their vote this time around. Billions for an inane war, but working-class children without health insurance can go to hell. These are the bastards (all Repubs) who don't give a damn about working-class families, their finances, and most importantly, uninsured children. Please remember them when they come to you next year begging for your vote.
Included in this list and highlighted are my representative, who "serves" northwest Georgia, and the Tennessee congressman whose district includes Chattanooga. Tags:
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