Friday, October 05, 2007

Great Leadership???????

Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15) missed 10 votes yesterday in the House of Representatives, according to published records in the Washington Post. This means that Pryce has missed 98 votes (10.3%) just since January.

* President Bush's veto of the SCHIP bill will certainly hurt American children. ABC News:

....The program, which provides health insurance for children from families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private insurance, was created in 1997 to address the growing number of children in the United States without health insurance coverage. It currently provides coverage for over 6.6 million kids.

Health policy experts now say low and moderate income families like the Taylors will be hit the hardest if the veto stands, and individuals fear the social and financial consequences......

Is this what Bush meant when he said he was a 'compassionate conservative'?

* Sen. Larry Craig (ID-R) will not resign. Here is a picture of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference with Craig. Do you think McConnell looks just a tad bit uncomfortable? (link)