Slog - Comments on Republicans Rossi and Hastings MIA on Children's Health Care http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch Check out Thursday's House vote on expanding children's health care. There are a couple of noteworthy things. 1) Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8, Bellevue)—facing a serious Democratic challenger next year— is a 'Yes'—just as he was last week when he voted to override Bush's veto. (Reichert voted No on the original expansion bill in August.) 2) Rep. Doc Hastings (R-4, Central Washington) didn't vote on the bill. He was a 'No' on overriding Bush's veto last week. And he was a 'No' on the original vote last August. Rep. Hastings has been under pressure from Gov. Gregoire to support SCHIP expansion... Copyright 2008 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:51:19 -0800 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:04:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos Valentino Rossi personally autographed a one-of-a-kind airbrushed Yamaha R1 motorcycle to be sold at auction to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation. He also let his racing leathers (the leathers he actually raced in!) and helmet be sold to benefit Feed the Children.

Would a man who didn't care about children do that? Would he?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834740 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834740 News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:13:52 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Question: If you know - what is the source of that 11,000 estimate for affected children in the 4th CD?

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834746 News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:42:23 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit RonK @2,

That number comes from the Governor's office and DSHS.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834753 News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:13:25 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle I know it comes from the G's office ... but who developed it, and on what empirical basis?

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/republicans_rossi_and_hastings_mia_on_ch#c834941 News Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:04:24 -0800