From the DLC website:
http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=111&subid=137&contentid=254203Ultimately, the federal government can and must move toward truly universal health coverage. But given the Bush administration's adamant opposition to such efforts; the current crisis in children's health coverage; and the strong, bipartisan support for "covering kids first;" the Health Kids Act is an important and practical step toward universal coverage that can be implemented right away. The moral case for immediate action to cover kids is unimpeachable. And the political case for taking this step, this year, should be irresistible as well.
Virtually no one from any point on the ideological spectrum believes children should be held responsible for life-threatening or life-shortening health conditions, whether they are caused by environmental factors, genetics, or simply an absence of preventive care and effective treatment. Regardless of where America stands in the slow progress toward universal, affordable, quality health care, we should all be willing to stand up for covering kids. This is in reference to a proposal to expand S-CHIP that was announced in February, but hasn't gone anywhere.
Even the fucking DLC thinks this is a good idea which could get passed now with the Congress we have and the President we have, but evidentially uninsured kids just aren't enough of a priority for our precious Democratic majority.
Would one of the party apologists care to explain how in light of this, we're supposed to believe they're doing the best they can?