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While Republicans in Congress are groping around for new arguments to deny poor kids health coverage, brilliant young conservative minds are posting their ideas on YouTube. This video — which Michelle Malkin picked up yesterday — suggests that if we want an expanded SCHIP, all Americans will have to start smoking to pay for it. Fair enough.

SCHIP: Care Enough to Smoke? [YouTube]

During a SCHIP press conference today, Nancy Pelosi signaled the Democrats’ new plan to get poor kids insured: If she throws the Shocker, ya know you gotta rock her.

GOP cries foul on timing of children’s health vote [CNN]

Dude above is Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), who lashed out at House naysayers during yesterday’s SCHIP debate in somewhat controversial fashion. Minority Leader Roy Blunt is already calling for Democrats to denounce him post haste! And for him to denounce himself! MORE »

King, Steve of Iowa Doesn’t Seem to

Mind Using Slurs That

Disrupt Intellectual Exchange.

Failure Resulted in Overriding Medical

Coverage Annulment so No Children can Earn health Reimbursement.

House fails to override Bush veto of child insurance bill [CNN]

In response to confusion, anger, tears and questions over why we pay their salaries, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans have confirmed that Friday’s cerebral press release on SCHIP, which used the Simpsons as an allegory, was not the result of a hack. “Hack” in computer (not literary) terms, of course. [Tech.Blorge.com]