Why Do Democrats Still Hate The Children?

I'm still seeing leftist bloggers trying to pin the SCHIP debacle on Republicans but the truth is quite simple: It is Democrats who are threatening this program, not Republicans.

Let's review what Republicans have offered:

1) A full reauthorization of SCHIP. The program would continue to cover children in families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level;

2) A child health care tax credit. Rather than putting more people on a government-run program, the legislation advances tax credits to families with incomes between 200% and 300% of the poverty level; and

3) A health care "federalism" initiative. This piece would complement both the reauthorization and the tax changes in expanding health care coverage, and would encourage even more dramatic health care experimentation at the state level with different approaches to coverage expansion.

This proposal was declared "dead on arrival" so once again, we see Democrats showing their true colors...

The program that the Democrats are threatening to end funding for was introduced by Ohio Republican John Kasich. Democrats wasted valuable time needed for negotiating a compromise in good faith by using the issue to score political points and failing miserably.

So who really hates The Children? Why, the Democrats...as usual...