S-CHIP? That was the show with cute cops, right?

Let's see some Congressional action, baby.

While Bush covers his pampered tush and Gov. Bill Richardson prepares to sue him on behalf of a group of states to preserve their S-CHIP funding, some point-missing pundits on the right have been smearing families who talk publicly about how S-CHIP coverage has helped them. Trashing the parents of brain-injured pre-teens and a toddler with a heart defect is a new low, even for the professional bloviating class. Just goes to show how completely out of useful ideas they are. (I do wonder, among the people attacking the Frost and Wilkerson families for taking public money to keep their kids alive, how many send their own kids to public schools?)

And what about my Misrepresentative, John Carter? Surely he's all over the important moral and political issue of children's health coverage, right? Let's zip over to his homepage and see what he offers his constituents:

There's this "TOP NEWS":

10.9.2007
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL OMITS “GOD” FROM CONSTITUENT FLAG REQUESTS
U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) condemned the decision of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to censor citizens who request the word “God...
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Hey, the Big Guy always trumps the little guy, and rightly so: While sick American children are free to die already get tough and pull themselves up by their bootstraps, Carter's deity is apparently so touchy that the omission of his name from freebie mailings could set off a cataclysm that would make Iraq look like New Orleans.

Never mind, surely S-CHIP is top of Carter's blog. Whoops, the top blog post is from last month:

The Need for Earmark Reform is Now
In 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered one of America’s first nation-wide radio addresses. In that historic address he said, “The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain ...

Not to worry, S-CHIP must be the subject of Carter's online poll. Hey, phew! Do you smell a straw issue?

Current Poll
Do you think the government should socialize health care?

Yes 53.33 % (32)

No 46.67 % (28)

(You can vote here. I did.)

I'll just have to give Rep. Carter a ringy-dingy and find out how he plans to vote on Thursday, when Congress goes over all this again. You should give your guy or gal a call, too, and remind them how important this is: 800-828-0498, 800-614-2803 or 866-340-9281. Don't know who your Rep is? Give yourself a slap upside the head from me, then go here and use the blue box on the right. You can also send an email or a fax here. (I would fax for more impact.)