{"id":723,"date":"2007-10-12T05:25:54","date_gmt":"2007-10-12T09:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/12\/ej-dionne-stop-beating-this-child\/"},"modified":"2007-10-12T21:24:54","modified_gmt":"2007-10-13T01:24:54","slug":"ej-dionne-stop-beating-this-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"EJ Dionne; stop beating this child"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the SCHIP bill was vetoed last week by an astute (finally) President and\u00c2\u00a0I had my say about the wisdom in halting irresponsible spending, I stepped out of the fight and deferred to much more capable bloggers who tore the Democrats’ to pieces. Bloggers like Michele Malkin<\/a>, and Chickenhawk Express<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and Freeper ICWHATUDO<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0who tore down the Democrats attempt to use a twelve-year-old boy as a poster child for President Bush’s veto.<\/p>\n

Well, this morning, I got my hackles up when I read Washington Post’s EJ Dionne’s “Meanies and Hypocrits<\/a>” Dionne wrote:<\/p>\n

Okay, the Democrats are “fair game,” but a 12-year-old? No wonder nobody talks about compassionate conservatism anymore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, show me one blog where anyone attacked “a 12-year-old”? You can find plenty of examples where bloggers attacked\u00c2\u00a0his parents who apparently spent their money “keeping up with the Joneses” instead of paying for health insurance – but no one has gone after the boy.<\/p>\n

I made choices in my life that had to do with putting my children first while my own desires took a back seat. The major reason\u00c2\u00a0I stayed in the military after I became a father was to protect my family’s health, but the Army didn’t provide dental coverage for my family, so I paid for a dental plan. Know why? Cuz\u00c2\u00a0I just figured that it was my responsibility to my family. And I think people who don’t consider health insurance for their kids are just as guilty of child abuse as anyone else – and it’s not the responsibility of the federal government to parent for children.<\/p>\n

I wish I could remember what blog had it – but someone listed the States that had like 40% of Schip recipients who were childless. What’s the “C” stand for again?<\/p>\n

But Dionne continues along the child abuse vein;<\/p>\n

The real issue here is whether uninsured families with earnings similar to the Frosts’ need government help to buy health coverage. With the average family policy in employer-provided plans now costing more than $12,000 annually — the price is usually higher for families trying to buy it on their own — the answer is plainly yes. All the conservative attacks on a boy from Baltimore who dared to speak out will not make this issue go away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe potential parents should take the cost of health insurance\u00c2\u00a0into account before they start a family – huh? I beat this into my son-in-law’s head after he married my daughter – it took some time, but he finally got it. Just before they got pregnant. Now they’re not destitute paying hospital bills for her difficult pregnancy – thanks to Gramps. Maybe there needs to be more people who aren’t afraid to coerce their family members into doing the responsible thing.<\/p>\n

Again, EJ, we’re not attacking the child – we’re trying to impress upon parents that protecting their child is their responsibilty – not ours. It takes a village to point out the local idiots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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