Child Insurance Blog

According to an article from the New York Times, Democrats are keeping the heat on Republicans over child healthcare.? There is blood in the water and they are circling like sharks looking for an easy kill.?

The plan is to utilize a relative comparison of the war in Iraq versus the requested spending lift for the? States’ Child Health Insurance Program.? According to the Democrats, this comparison? will show a couple things.? One, the cost of the SCHIP increase pales in comparison to the expense of the war in Iraq.? Two, it makes one question why the war is more important than our children right here at home.

While these are probably good arguments for argument sake, they still do not get at the issue of why the SCHIP program increase was vetoed in the first place.? It takes the whole discussion back to a childish level where now they are expecting things based on relative cost and relative importance.? I think we can all agree that the increased spend is less than the war.? That’s basic math.? I also think our children are extremely important.? I’ve got three of them.? With both of these things said, that still does not automatically mean the bill should have been passed.?

Surely there are better arguments than? an SCHIP increase? is cheap and better than a war.? What if you tried to arrive at a middle ground?? Maybe there are some additional sources of funding that have not been explored.? Why did the bill really get vetoed?? Was there some junk in the legislation that didn’t need to be there?? You may have to do a little more work because whining won’t get you anywhere.? I tell my kids that all the time.? I will close with a quote from Thomas Edison.

“Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” - Thomas Edison

What does everyone else think?? I am for kids and for child health care, but I am not for lazy politicians.? Does this sound like a valid set of arguments to everyone else?