Democrats Advocate for Restoring CHIP; Dewhurst Shows Ignorance

Dewhurst is getting meaner every session (3.00 / 2)

We thought that Craddick was the one with the heart size that was was 2-3 sizes too small.  Dewhurst is right there with him in mean spirit.

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by: sonia @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 19:26:31 PM UTC

How dare people be poor! (0.00 / 0)

I'll bet he would be singing a different tune if he were required to fill out forms every six months for his own health insurance.
He probably only had to fill them out once, period.

He's making a statement here that people on CHIP are obviously lazy, they obviously don't have jobs (because they are lazy of course), and now don't even want to make time once every six months to sign their name.

What he doesn't seem to understand is that the people that can be covered by CHIP are often the working poor and probably work more hours and have less time to play the red tape game than he does. These people actually ARE, the Majority of Texans.

At least they were before CHIP was raped by the leg.

Prisoner of hope.

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by: comeon @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 19:40:03 PM UTC

It doesn't matter (1.00 / 1)

Surely you have been in the business long enough to know that it makes no difference whether what Dewhurst said is right or not.  All that is required is that he had a good, short and easily remembered comeback that puts down the proponents.  The "facts" you cite will never reach 95% of those who heard or read his statement.  All they will remember is what he said. Damm good politics by Dewhurst.

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by: WUSRPH @ Fri Jan 26, 2007 at 01:01:38 AM UTC