Spinning senators?


Republican Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr engaged in some creative spin on their votes on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

They voted against a Democratic plan to expand the program, reports Rob Christensen. But their news release said: “U.S. Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr today called for a continuation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, due to expire at the end of this month.”

"Dole and Burr today voted to protect the original SCHIP from a massive expansion of government-run health care funded by a tobacco tax hike that would disproportionately affect North Carolina’s economy.”

Isn’t that sort of like a father telling his son, that in order to protect your existing allowance from becoming bloated, I’m turning down your your request for an increase?

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