Riehl World View says:
Surprise, surprise, CNN had the courage to put the blame for the Frost fiasco right where it belongs, on the Democrats:
This morning, CNN aired its first report on the right-wing smear campaign against 12-year old SCHIP recipient Graeme Frost. CNN pinned the blame on Democrats for assault on the Frost family.
The Democrats can’t afford to have the debate be about means-testing, or income guidelines when it comes to government entitlements. The liberal cult of victimization, more ad campaign, than it is debating a political agenda, would paint every American as a victim of one thing, or another – and all in need of more and more government help.
And of course, the only ones capable of providing that help to everyone and everything, is the Democrats. At least, to listen to them about it.
CNN for a change got this one right. Even if one assumes that S-CHIP is the way to go, the Democrats messed up the PR effort by picking the wrong poster child.
And let’s be honest; this isn’t about “the children”. This is about Democratic party power. Period.
Think not? Let’s try a little thought experiment; let’s say the Republicans came up with a child, who had benefited from private health insurance, which is demonstrably available. Do you suppose the Democrats would not be searching for a flaw in the argument, and taking advantage of it when it happened, despite the presence of a child in the equation? I don’t. Nor should you.
Tags: Democrats, healthcare issues
