Comments on: The Real War on Children http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:24:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9038 Catron Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:15:22 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9038 Spike, your use of the word "worthy" outs you as an ideologue with no real interest in "fiscal responsibility." Spike, your use of the word “worthy” outs you as an ideologue with no real interest in “fiscal responsibility.”

]]> By: spike http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9034 spike Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:38:50 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9034 Because you can't claim fiscal responsibility now that you've blown the budget deficit on things that are far less worthy than S-CHIP. Because you can’t claim fiscal responsibility now that you’ve blown the budget deficit on things that are far less worthy than S-CHIP.

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9023 Catron Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:18:20 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9023 In order to render your comment response-worthy, you'll have to explain why you think being "pro-tax cut, pro-deficit, pro-Iraq War" disqualifies Steyn from taking a position on this issue. In order to render your comment response-worthy, you’ll have to explain why you think being “pro-tax cut, pro-deficit, pro-Iraq War” disqualifies Steyn from taking a position on this issue.

]]> By: spike http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9020 spike Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:49:54 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9020 All I'm saying is that this argument might have weight if it weren't pro-tax cut, pro-deficit, pro-Iraq War pundits making it. Calling something a "talking point" doesn't make it wrong. Do you care to actually respond to my comment? All I’m saying is that this argument might have weight if it weren’t pro-tax cut, pro-deficit, pro-Iraq War pundits making it. Calling something a “talking point” doesn’t make it wrong. Do you care to actually respond to my comment?

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9007 Catron Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:30:36 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9007 <em>The fact that we spend more on 9 months in Iraq than we do on the 5-year CHIP expansion doesn’t register on Steyn’s radar.</em> Spike, is there any brainless Lefty talking point that you won't repeat like a trained parrot? The fact that we spend more on 9 months in Iraq than we do on the 5-year CHIP expansion doesn’t register on Steyn’s radar.

Spike, is there any brainless Lefty talking point that you won’t repeat like a trained parrot?

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9004 Marc Brown Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:47:24 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-9004 'Once a fellow’s enjoying the fruits of Euro-style entitlements, he couldn’t give a hoot about the general societal interest' This is extraordinary nonsense even by Steyn's low standards. What's he saying is that you can support and vote for things like the UK's NHS and pay higher tax and therefore have societal interest in mind and then if you dare to use the service you are suddenly selfish. And anyone who thinks that living on welfare is an easy ride needs to visit a doctor. ‘Once a fellow’s enjoying the fruits of Euro-style entitlements, he couldn’t give a hoot about the general societal interest’

This is extraordinary nonsense even by Steyn’s low standards. What’s he saying is that you can support and vote for things like the UK’s NHS and pay higher tax and therefore have societal interest in mind and then if you dare to use the service you are suddenly selfish. And anyone who thinks that living on welfare is an easy ride needs to visit a doctor.

]]> By: spike http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-8978 spike Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:03:50 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/22/the-real-war-on-children/#comment-8978 Right, but the fact that we spend more on 9 months in Iraq than we do on the 5-year CHIP expansion doesn't register on Steyn's radar. For a pro-Iraq pundit like Steyn to make this argument about CHIPs is laughable and pathetic. Right, but the fact that we spend more on 9 months in Iraq than we do on the 5-year CHIP expansion doesn’t register on Steyn’s radar. For a pro-Iraq pundit like Steyn to make this argument about CHIPs is laughable and pathetic.

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