Olson Votes No On Reauthorizing SCHIP

Yep, my new congressman just voted to not reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program. I hope everyone is happy. Who's good side is he trying to get on with this vote? Besides the base(ment). Culberson apparently had a conniption fit over the re-authorization. Is Olsen Culberson's lapdog? Lampson was a SCHIP supporter, in case your memory is short. The great news is that the U.S. House not only voted to reauthorize SCHIP, but it was expanded to cover more children. Read more about that here. The Senate is expected to pass the bill and Obama will likely sign the legislation within days of taking office. And, here we go, this is the type of change we can believe in with a Democratic president! Shame on Olson for not wanting to put women, children and healthcare first. (Interestingly, the Democrats in the Texas Senate are valiantly trying right at this very moment to shift the discussion away from the non-issue of voter ID to children's healthcare.)