Thursday, September 18, 2008
Elizabeth Edwards has a good day in Congress
Her first visit to the hill since the scandal broke and she was not asked any questions about it. She was there with nine other people but she turned out to be the star attraction simply by talking about health care and noting how far off that mark John McCain's plan is.
But Edwards kept her focus Thursday on political matters, reciting one of the many personal stories from her husband's stump speech and even managing to rankle Republicans with her repeated commentary about McCain.Good for her! I wish someone had the video of her time.
"Let's consider Sen. John McCain's approach (to health care) as the ideal conservative approach," Edwards began.
She went on to slam McCain's ideas on health care tax credits and the fact that his plan wouldn't cover all Americans, including some who may have pre-existing conditions such as cancer.
"Senator McCain and I have something in common, which is that neither of us would be covered under his health care plan," Edwards said. "If you're 55 with cancer... good luck to you."
Edwards occasionally deviated from her prepared testimony, submitted a day ahead to the committee, which never mentioned McCain. It is unusual to hear such political talk during a policy hearing.
Republicans on the committee appeared frustrated as Edwards went on eight minutes beyond her allotted five-minute slot.
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