Republicans wanting to retake the House Majority in 2008 face a tall order, and their first of many big tests will be the expansion of health care for children in the upcoming battle over SCHIP legislation. The Wall Street Journal opines here, and if Republican leaders like John Boehner and Kevin McCarthy can’t keep their members from supporting a $35 billion increase in this program, a march to single payer health care, their efforts to retake the House will be over before they even start.
We all know what great dividends the passage of Medicare Part D gave Republicans in 2006!