nationaljournal.com - 1/15/2009
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Scared The S-Chip Out Of You? Just a week into the new Congress, we already have an idea of who's vulnerable in '10 (or at least those who think they're vulnerable), thanks to last p.m.'s S-CHIP vote that passed overwhelmingly. -- The biggest "aye" surprise came from Thad McCotter (R-MI 11). ...
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Vulnerable GOP House members did an S-CHIP flip
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... But, the biggest surprise wasn't that the bill passed. It was some of the newfound supporters of S-CHIP from the GOP caucus. Via House Race Hotline's post titled, "Scare The S-CHIP Out of You?": ...
MI-11: Guess who lost his soul?
Daily Kos —
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, October 3, 2007: If the GOP doesn’t battle Dems on SCHIP, the party will "not only lose the next election. It will lose its soul." Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, yesterday: Aye House Race Hotline: The biggest "aye" surprise came from Thad McCotter (R-MI 11). Yes, that's the same McCotter who heads the conservative GOP Study Cmte and who blogged during the '07 S-CHIP vote that GOPers should battle Dems on the bill, and if they ...
Rep. McCotter Votes For SCHIP, Loses His Soul
Think Progress —
... who voted against SCHIP lost their seats in 2008. McCotter held on to his seat, but just barely — he won only “51% against a Dem who raised just $29K.” ...
Rep. McCotter Votes For SCHIP, Loses His ?Soul?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... who voted against SCHIP lost their seats in 2008. McCotter held on to his seat, but just barely — he won only “ 51% against a Dem who raised just $29K .” Yesterday’s SCHIP vote may be part of the new McCotter. After the sweeping progressive victories in the November elections, McCotter, said, “ ...
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