I've been thinking about Paul Wellstone lately, especially in the context of the debate over SCHIP. The fact that there could be any "controversy" over providing health insurance to children is just beyond me. With all the rhetoric about the issue, all the dancing around what is actually being debated, I keep coming back to something Wellstone said during the debate about welfare "reform" back in the 90s:
You could stick a gun to my head, and I'm not going to vote for a bill that will hurt children.
As the fifth anniversary of his passing has come and gone, I certainly do miss Paul Wellstone more and more. I also miss the sense of 'forthrighteousness' and clarity that seems all too absent from our political discourse these days.
Check out this great collection of just what I am talking about.
I know it's an extremely tall order, but, more Paul Wellstones, please.
