With his approval ratings in the low to mid 20s, George is having trouble communicating with the American people. S-CHIP is a losing battle for him and especially conservatives in the coming election. While he doesn't have to run for re-election, a lot of Republicans are going to have to face their constituents with the fact that they voted against children. Obviously, many of them have probably tried to reach out to their leader to throw them a bone....instead he is giving them his wife.
From The Hill:
Calling the state children’s health insurance program (SCHIP) “a perfect issue” for Democrats to demagogue on, Bush waded into largely uncharted public territory for her by taking exception to the party that opposes the president.The first lady appeared genuinely upset about the Democrats’ tactics on the issue.
“It’s really easy to blame people for so-called voting against children,” Bush said in an interview on Fox News Sunday. The first lady went on to say that the bill would cover children who are not poor and added that the program is often used to cover adults.
“The president is very anxious to work with Congress and to come up with something that both he and they can be proud of,” she said.
Of course that is just a line of pure, unadulterated bullshit. She can spin just as well as any other conservative. The reason they think she can be effective is that she doesn't open her mouth too often, so the reasoning is that she is a good pawn in the game. The fact is Laura and many wives are merely pawns in the political game, because that is what it is all about to them, playing politics.
The children, the Constitution and our country do not mean shit as long as they win votes and retain power.
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