LJD's Open Letter to Michael McCaul
Larry Joe Doherty*, congressional candidate in the race for US Rep. Michael McCaul's seat, is hoping McCaul will vote to override President Bush's veto of SCHIP legislation tomorrow. (Probably not going to happen, but the Democrats are hammering sitting Republicans on their SCHIP votes every which way.) Here's some of LJD's letter:
Dear Mr. McCaul,This sounds pretty much like it could have been written by any of the candidates running against a sitting Texas GOP congressmember, but it's been slow today and I haven't given much coverage to the TX-10 candidates, so there you are.Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote again to override the President’s veto of SCHIP, giving you a second chance to do what’s right for over 300,000 low-income children in Texas.
Health care costs are rising. The economy is stagnating. It hasn't escaped the attention of the voters I'm talking to that you'll jump for the one Texan who lives on Pennsylvania Avenue, while you turn a cold shoulder to thousands of Texas families back home.
HR 3963 was passed by large majorities in both the House and the Senate. You’ve shown your support for George Bush, now it’s time to show your support for all Texans. Supporting access to healthcare is the right thing to do for Texas children, and make no mistake about it, SCHIP saves money — money for families, money for businesses, and it saves taxpayers money as well. If you are unwilling to vote with your heart, then please vote with Texas taxpayers’ wallets in mind.
*LJD is the candidate who once confused me for City Councilmember Jennifer Kim, even though I had met him twice before that. He has since apologized for the mistake, so it won't be mentioned again.
Comments
It could have been written by any of the candidates. Actually, Dan Grant gave SCHIP tons of attention the first time it was going through.
http://www.dangrantforcongress.com/2007/09/25/grant-mccaul-should-either-vote-for-health-care-for-texas-kids-or-explain-why-taxpayers-should-continue-to-fund-health-care-for-his-own
http://www.dangrantforcongress.com/2007/10/08/grant-to-mccaul-put-texas-kids-first-and-washington-politics-last-by-voting-to-overturn-president’s-s-chip-veto/
Posted by: Doug | January 23, 2008 2:12 AM