David Dewhurst Supports Universal Healthcare

by: lampasasdemocrat

Tue Jan 27, 2009 at 01:15 PM CST

I was driving to work this morning and listening to the news on KUT.  Apparently, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst supports universal healthcare.  

Okay - he was actually talking about CHIP.

He was pushing enrollment in CHIP (though, not expansion of eligibility), saying, "At the end of the day, it's the moral thing to do, and over the long-term, it's the most economic thing to do."

http://kut.org/items/show/15505

CHIP is universal healthcare for disadvantaged children. I wonder if the Lt. Governor would be opposed to expanding his premise to include all Texans?

Extending universal healthcare to all Texans would be the moral thing to do, and more economical in the long run.

I guess we ought not push our luck though. I'm sure the HB 2292 crowd that owns the other side of the aisle still thinks those eight year olds should get off their asses and get a job!  

TX-10: LJD, KUT, and NAIS

by: MeanRachel

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 01:38 AM CST

Mark Duncan's attack today on Larry Joe Doherty is a great example. Instead of a responsible examination of the facts, the use of evidence, and a fair presentation of two opposing sides, a bunch of unfounded and unsupported claims are put forward as truth. While it may be fun to try take a whack at someone you don't like, it does readers no good to not practice a little due diligence before attacking someone.  

As an avid Larry Joe Doherty supporter & volunteer, I feel compelled to try to set the record straight.  Let's take a look at facts, and then go from there:

This whole squabble traces back to a simple little online bio of LJD over at KUT. In the middle of it was a claim that LJD supports an NAIS system, and that Dan Grant opposes it. At the time, there was no source to back this up. However, McBlogger picked up on this and ran with it.

Larry Joe's campaign contacted KUT, and asked them to back up on that, since he's against NAIS and there aren't any credible sources proving otherwise. So KUT corrected the bio and issued a retraction:

A spokesman for Mr. Doherty said the candidate is not in favor of the National Animal Identification System. An earlier version of his biography posted on this site reported that he supported the program. KUT regrets the error.