Grandpa rated as "America's WORST Senator for Children" by non-partisan Children's Defense Fund

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Holy shit!

Look what "The Google" found with keyowrds "McCain" + "SCHIP" (you know that McCain said B*sh was "right" to veto the Childrens Health Insurance plan that would have covered 10 million uninsured children, right?).... I think Obama and the DNC ought to revive THAT one... it's missing from their new anti-McCain Wiki site.

Pssssssssst... did you know hear that McCain, the multi-millionaire, doesn't want to insure sick children who can't afford their healthcare?






http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/27/mccain-children/

Today, the Children’s Defense Fund Action Council released its 2007 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard. CDF reports some positive news, particularly that average scores for members of Congress “improved from the previous three years with more Members scoring 100 percent than in 2004, 2005 or 2006.”

Many, however, did not fare so well. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) received a 10 percent rating — the worst in the U.S. Senate.

CDF ranked members on 10 votes affecting children:

1. Increase minimum wage (H.R. 2)
2. Increase funding for children with disabilities (S. Con. Res. 21)
3. Protect children from unsafe medications (S. 1082)
4. 2008 Budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)
5. SCHIP Reauthorization (H.R. 976)
6. College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669)
7. SCHIP (H.R. 976 - motion to concur)
8. DREAM Act (S. 2205)
9. Funding child health and education (H.R. 3043)
10. Improving Head Start programs (H.R. 1429)

McCain has missed 57 percent of Senate votes this session, being absent or voting “present” for 8 out of 10 children-related votes. McCain voted “yes” to increase the minimum wage; his only other vote was voting “no” on SCHIP reauthorization on Aug. 2, 2007:



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McCain’s CDF score has steadily declined over the years. In 2004, he received a 38 percent; in 2005, 22 percent; in 2006, 10 percent.

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1. full CDF report here:

http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/2007_Scorecard.pdf?docID=6401

[JaneQPublic]

2. Grampa McCain: "Rotten little whipersnappers! Why back in my day. . ."

"...I had to walk 20 miles to school... uphill... bothways! Not like these crybabies today!"

"And stay off my lawn, ya little jerk!"

[kenny blankenship]

3. Pin THAT on your chest full of medals, Senator Shitbag!

WORST SENATOR FOR CHILDREN. That should just about do it.

"The Senator from Arizona is hereby awarded the cruciform 'Beaten Orphan' Medallion for conspicuous miserliness in the service of class warfare, in solid gold with crossed switches and with rickets and swollen tummy clusters"

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4. I think this merits a kick.