FLASHPOINT for Sep 27, 2007

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 | 7:20 a.m.

So did you see where Rep. Jon Porter voted for that child- ren's health bill after he had voted against it? Once that pesky provision that Porter said would gut Medicare spending was excised, he was a huge supporter. End of story. Or at least it should be. Only a cynic would suggest Porter voted for the second iteration of the plan so he could inoculate himself against Democratic attacks next year. Only a cynic would suggest that Porter really has different philosophical views than the delegation's other GOP members, who raised concerns about the funding mechanism. And only a cynic would say that Porter knows that the measure will be vetoed by President Bush so he can be let off the hook by party leaders. I am happy today that I am not a cynic.

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