Comments on: DCCC Running Ad’s Against Chabot Over SCHIP

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:41:09 +0000

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.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:33:51 +0000

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.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:16:02 +0000

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.