DCCC Running Ad’s Against Chabot Over SCHIP
Posted by David on Oct 30th, 2007
2007
Oct 30
Apparently the fact that Chabot’s first SCHIP no vote come just hours before the announcement of a Bush fundraising stop for him didn’t strike the DCCC as being a coincidence. They’ve launched a round of advertisements against Chabot’s vote pointing it out.
And before anyone says it, I’d much rather have healthcare for children than a political talking point. But when life give you lemons…
For what it’s worth, I would like to thank the Republicans that have voted to support SCHIP.
DCCC’s Chabot Radio Ad (MP3)
- Health , OH-1 , Steve Chabot
October 30th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Interesting. Not knowing Chabot, I can’t comment about him at all. But I did notice that the DCCC elected not to go against my Congress, Bob Inglis. I’m not positive, but I think Inglis has voted against the SCHIP each time it’s gone through.
It’s probably wise that DCCC doesn’t waste any funds against Inglis. In SC, it’s hard for a democrat to have a chance. Funds spent here by the DCCC would probably go unrewarded, they may have a better shot in Ohio.
November 5th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
I (finally) got some more information on the competing S-CHIP plans. Seems Bush proposed a plan to expand S-CHIP, Congress expanded Bush’s plan. Bush’s plan expanded S-CHIP by 20% over 5 years and would cover 95% of children at 200% of the poverty plan.
The Bush plan would also ensure that the nearly 500,000 children who are now eligible but still uninsured would be covered.
The latest S-CHIP was called a compromise, but it more than DOUBLED the cost of the plan. Seems if Congress really wants to get something passed, they would do a real compromise.
November 6th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I seem to remember the Bush plan coming out after the first veto. It’s a bargaining process, they have to find out how much each side is willing to go. In this case the Democrats don’t really have to bother with Bush at all, they just need to get a dozen or so more Republican Congressmen on board.
It also seems like President Bush is becoming much more confrontational than the bi-partisan leader he promised to be. It’s annoying to me right now, but in the long run he and his supporters are only hurting their own party.